3 Marina Road, Darlington, DL3 0AL
About 3 Marina Road
3 Marina Road is a semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump.
At 114 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: March 2019 at £136,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 is 22.1% above the 2019 sale price.
Energy performance
3 Marina Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 3 Marina Road.
1 application on record at 3 Marina Road, Darlington, DL3 0AL
- Aug 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two storey rear extension to form ground floor bathroom and play area, with bedroom and W.C. above
- Reference
- 07/00654/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
3 Marina Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£166,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 19 years.
£136,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
22 March 2019Most recent
£136,000
+74.4%6 November 2018
£78,000
-8.2%over 15 years16 October 2003
£85,000
+104.8%over 3 years22 December 1999
£41,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 0AL: £111,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in DL3 0AL
Versus other Marina Road homes
3 Marina Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,193
Street avg £1,177
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB







