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8 West View, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EQ

Estimated value

£296,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£246,500)+20%
  • Against DL2 3EQ's recent median (£277,250)+7%

Newest record on this page: December 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
142 m²
1528 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£296,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£246,500)+20%
  • Against DL2 3EQ's recent median (£277,250)+7%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 West View is modelled from its 142 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in DL2 3EQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    142 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2015

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in DL2 3EQ

    5 sales, median £277,250 (2022–2019)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: December 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 May 2021Most recent

    £246,500

    +11.5%over 5 years

  2. 15 March 2016

    £221,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL2 3EQ: £277,250 (2022–2019).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 West View, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EQ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 8 West View

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 West View is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 142 m² it's 29.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 20.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 20.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £246,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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 gardenRear
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 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 14 Apr 2025

Current Certificate
Apr 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 14 April 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 West View, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 West View has no planning applications on record.

3

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other West View homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£1,736

Street avg £1,463

Above

Floor Area

142 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.2 t/year

Street avg 8.5 t/year

On par
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.
Full Darlington report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

106/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Spa Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Gainford Church of England Primary School and PreschoolPrimary464m

Nearest stops

  • Spa RoadBus stop315m
  • Lord NelsonBus stop507m
  • A67-Fromer SchoolBus stop753m
  • A67-Former SchoolBus stop816m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences561 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour305 reports20%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson181 reports12%
  • Other Theft98 reports7%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for DL2 3EQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL2 3EQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildPermanent outbuildings

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Comparables

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 West View is modelled from its 142 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in DL2 3EQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 8 West View. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 West View was lodged in April 2015 at band E and expired in April 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 West View. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 8 stops listed are measured in a straight line from DL2 3EQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
8 West View is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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