17 Barlby Drive, Darlington, DL3 0QD
About 17 Barlby Drive
17 Barlby Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Darlington (DL3 0QD). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2014) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 13% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 15.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £192,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
17 Barlby Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
17 Barlby Drive 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£217,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 7 years.
£192,000
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
12 August 2021Most recent
£192,000
+11.3%over 6 years16 October 2014
£172,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 0QD: £165,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in DL3 0QD
Versus other Barlby Drive homes
17 Barlby Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,182
Street avg £1,930
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 9 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Fairfield Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Reid Street Primary School. 33 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
54.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







