3 Bowen Road, Darlington, DL3 0TH
About 3 Bowen Road
3 Bowen Road is a semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 0TH). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 59.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £165,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Bowen 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
3 Bowen Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 3 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
5 May 2022Most recent
£165,000
+35.2%over 2 years27 March 2020
£122,000
+1.7%over 8 months1 August 2019
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 0TH: £145,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Bowen Road homes
Price per m² for 3 Bowen Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,089
Street avg £1,530
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 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.
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
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB







