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Gardeners Cottage, Headlam, Darlington, DL2 3HA

3 planning records

Estimated value

£632,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£775,000)-18%
  • Against DL2 3HA's recent median (£226,000)+180%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
287 m²
3089 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£632,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£775,000)-18%
  • Against DL2 3HA's recent median (£226,000)+180%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Gardeners Cottage is modelled from its 287 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in DL2 3HA. 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

    287 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2021

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in DL2 3HA

    5 sales, median £226,000 (2025–2002)

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SalesLatest sale shown: October 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 3 applicationsFull 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.

Latest sale on Gardeners Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 August 2021Most recent

    £775,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL2 3HA: £226,000 (2025–2002).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Gardeners Cottage, Headlam, Darlington, DL2 3HA. 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 Gardeners Cottage

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

Gardeners Cottage is a semi-detached house in Headlam, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3HA). It has a recorded floor area of 287 m² (around 3089 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £632,000 is 18.5% below the 2021 sale of £775,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. At 287 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £775,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Gardeners Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Aug 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 August 2031

4 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Gardeners Cottage, Headlam, Darlington, DL2 3HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Gardeners Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.

3 applications on record at Gardeners Cottage, Headlam, Darlington, DL2 3HA

3decisions39documents3nearby
Flagged:Change of useConservation area
  1. Sept 2012
    Heritage
    Outcome in report

    Conservation area consent for demolition of timber workshop

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    6/2012/0201/DM/CA
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. AnnexDecision
  4. FullDecision

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  • The 39 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Gardeners Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,700

Street avg £1,953

Above

Floor Area

287 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 8.5 t/year

Strongly below
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

1.2 km

Garths — bus stop.

Closest school

1.8 km

Ingleton CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Ingleton CofE Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
  • Gainford Church of England Primary School and PreschoolPrimary2.4km

Nearest stops

  • GarthsBus stop1.2km
  • Lane EndBus stop1.3km
  • Gainford Road EndBus stop1.5km
  • Black HorseBus stop1.8km

Most reported crime locally

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

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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 3HA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DL2 3HA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL2 3HA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

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

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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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 Gardeners Cottage is modelled from its 287 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in DL2 3HA. 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. 1 sale is recorded for Gardeners Cottage. 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 Gardeners Cottage was lodged in August 2021 at band D and is valid until August 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Gardeners Cottage. 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 2 schools and 13 stops listed are measured in a straight line from DL2 3HA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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