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About 5 West View
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 West View is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Darlington HPI: 1.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 is 20.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 33.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Cul-de-sac
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 West View's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 West View's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£337,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2021)
£280,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 15 years.
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.
5 West View outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,918
Street avg £1,438
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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