Sunnyside, Oakdene Avenue, Darlington, DL3 7HR
About Sunnyside
Sunnyside is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 7HR). It has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (around 2540 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 236 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, a basement excavation and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £663,000 is 25% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 50.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Sunnyside sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Sunnyside has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
9 applications on record at Sunnyside, Oakdene Avenue, Darlington, DL3 7HR
- Mar 2001ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension to dwelling to form kitchen
- Reference
- 01/00013/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJul 2023Decision
- Tree WorksApr 2014Decision
+ 6 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Sunnyside was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£663,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 21 years.
£530,200
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2016Most recent
£530,200
+6.0%over 2 years7 August 2014
£500,000
+1.5%over 8 years29 March 2006
£492,500
+178.2%over 10 years13 July 1995
£177,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 7HR: £120,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in DL3 7HR
5 Oakdene Avenue, Darlington, DL3 7HR
Sold Mar 2024
£145,000Top Flat, 5 Oakdene Avenue, Darlington, DL3 7HR
Sold Jun 2023
£120,0007 Oakdene Avenue, Darlington, DL3 7HR
Sold Jun 2020
£230,0001 Oakdene Avenue, Darlington, DL3 7HR
Sold Aug 2014
£292,00013 Oakdene Avenue, Darlington, DL3 7HR
Sold Jun 2006
£249,950
Versus other Oakdene Avenue homes
Sunnyside outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,247
Street avg £1,220
Floor Area
236 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 8.9 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
0.2 km
Beechwood Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB







