22 Claremont Villas, Trinity Road, Darlington, DL3 7AW

22 Claremont Villas is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 7AW). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 47 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (47–83 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 20 units on file. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Held since December 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 69.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.