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28 Oakdene Avenue, Darlington, DL3 7HS

5 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
198 m²
2131 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 28 Oakdene Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

28 Oakdene Avenue is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Darlington (DL3 7HS). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 5 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £357,000 is 11.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 19.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £320,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

28 Oakdene Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 5)
Jun 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2010from Mar 2009
EPC improved fromE45toF37
Low Energy Lighting
36%60%

More low energy lighting installed

May 2011from Feb 2010
EPC improved fromF37toD56
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

May 2021from May 2011
EPC improved fromD56toE47
Windows
SecondaryPartial Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Jun 2021from May 2021
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedPartial

Roof insulation improved

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Oakdene Avenue, Darlington, DL3 7HS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

28 Oakdene Avenue has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 28 Oakdene Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£357,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£320,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 September 2021Most recent

    £320,000

    +34.5%over 8 years

  2. 15 August 2013

    £238,000

    -2.9%over 4 years

  3. 4 May 2009

    £245,000

    -1.6%over 1 year

  4. 30 August 2007

    £249,000

    +268.9%over 11 years

  5. 27 August 1996

    £67,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 7HS: £376,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Oakdene Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

28 Oakdene Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,616

Street avg £1,574

On par

Floor Area

198 m²

Street avg 189 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 11.3 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 28 Oakdene Avenue

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£430k

1 Cleveland Avenue

DL3 7HE

7 bed3 bath
£450k

1 Elms Road

DL3 7PY

5 bed2 bath
£566k

1 Glaisdale Court

DL3 7AD

5 bed3 bath
£333k

1 Burleigh Place

DL3 7SR

4 bed1 bath
£293k

1 Beechwood Avenue

DL3 7HP

4 bed
£577k

1 Langholm Crescent

DL3 7ST

4 bed3 bath
£335k

1 Harewood Terrace

DL3 7HX

£329k

1 Harewood Hill

DL3 7HY

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Darlington district page.
Full Darlington report

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

0.1 km

Beechwood Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL3 7HS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DL3 7HS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL3 7HS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 28 Oakdene Avenue, Darlington, DL3 7HS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.