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About 1 West View
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 West View is an end-of-terrace house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2009. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 sits 147% above the 1997 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 West View ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2019
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 West View has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£115,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other West View homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 West View outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,264
Street avg £1,531
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 134 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Darlington district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL2 3EQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 9 points of interest in total.
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