21 Marina Road, Darlington, DL3 0AL
About 21 Marina Road
21 Marina Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 109% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 22.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 9 EPCs). Sold November 2022 for £142,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
21 Marina Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
21 Marina Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
21 Marina Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£153,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 25 years.
£142,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
25 November 2022Most recent
£142,000
+35.2%over 5 years12 January 2017
£105,000
+16.7%over 12 months15 January 2016
£90,000
+114.3%over 18 years21 November 1997
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 0AL: £111,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in DL3 0AL
Versus other Marina Road homes
On price per m², 21 Marina Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,000
Street avg £1,043
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Melrose Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Harrowgate Hill Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB







