3 Bluebell Close, Darlington, DL3 0YU

3 Bluebell Close is a detached house in Darlington (DL3 0YU). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1435 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 sits 187.4% above the 2000 sale of £102,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 50.9% below the postcode norm.