20 Bowen Road, Darlington, DL3 0TH
About 20 Bowen Road
20 Bowen Road is a semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 0TH). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
A recent sale: £165,000 in March 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 94 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 35 EPCs). Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 32.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Planning history
20 Bowen Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 20 Bowen Road, Darlington, DL3 0TH
- Jun 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a two storey and single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 04/00458/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£172,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 21 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
21 March 2025Most recent
£165,000
+13.0%over 18 years11 May 2006
£146,000
+78.0%over 2 years6 May 2004
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 0TH: £145,000 (2024–2023).
Versus other Bowen Road homes
Years Held for 20 Bowen Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,755
Street avg £1,540
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
Sandriggs — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Holy Family Catholic Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB