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About 2 West View
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 West View is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2013–2019, sale prices here grew 0% per year, broadly in step with Darlington's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 is 19.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 15.6% below the postcode norm. Sold July 2019 for £230,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 West View's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£274,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2019)
£230,000
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.
Floor Area for 2 West View runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,329
Street avg £1,522
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
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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