1 Chandos Street, Darlington, DL3 6QX

1 Chandos Street is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 6QX). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. At 63 m² this is the 23rd smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–90 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 37 units on file.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 159% above the typical sold price in the postcode.