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Get started12 Almshouses is an end-of-terrace house in Staindrop, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
12 Almshouses sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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12 Almshouses has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
EPC Rating for 12 Almshouses lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 65 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB