59 Nickstream Lane, Darlington, DL3 0DQ

59 Nickstream Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Darlington (DL3 0DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Held since May 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 sits 248.6% above the 2003 sale of £37,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£33/sq ft) was about 68.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 22.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 29 EPCs).