45 Bates Avenue, Darlington, DL3 0TL
About 45 Bates Avenue
45 Bates Avenue is a semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 0TL). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 is 22.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 22% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £132,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
45 Bates Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
45 Bates Avenue 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
45 Bates Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 22 years.
£132,500
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
7 February 2022Most recent
£132,500
+248.7%over 22 years19 October 1999
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 0TL: £165,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in DL3 0TL
Versus other Bates Avenue homes
45 Bates Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,086
Street avg £1,439
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.0 km
Sandriggs — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB







