5 East Side Cottage, Summerhouse Back Lane, Summerhouse, Darlington, DL2 3UR
About 5 East Side Cottage
5 East Side Cottage is a semi-detached house in Summerhouse, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3UR). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in February 2015. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 is 22.6% above the 2015 sale price.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2025
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Planning history
5 East Side Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
2 applications on record at 5 East Side Cottage, Summerhouse Back Lane, Summerhouse, Darlington, DL2 3UR
- Apr 2014ExtensionHeritageOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single storey rear extension and canopy, attached garage, projecting external chimney breast to north gable and internal alterations (as amended by plans received 8 March 2014)
Listed- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01047/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2014Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 East Side Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 February 2015Most recent
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL2 3UR: £220,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in DL2 3UR
4 East Side Cottage, Summerhouse Back Lane, Summerhouse, Darlington, DL2 3UR
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Sold Dec 2016
£220,0002 East Side Cottage, Summerhouse Back Lane, Summerhouse, Darlington, DL2 3UR
Sold Nov 2015
£185,0001 East Side Cottage, Summerhouse Back Lane, Summerhouse, Darlington, DL2 3UR
Sold Nov 2015
£180,000
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Raby Hunt Inn — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







