4 Oakdene Avenue, Darlington, DL3 7HS
About 4 Oakdene Avenue
4 Oakdene Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Darlington (DL3 7HS). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump.
Last sale on file: £319,000 in September 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
4 Oakdene Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Oakdene Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 18 years.
£319,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
15 September 2022Most recent
£319,000
+38.7%over 4 years7 June 2018
£230,000
-16.4%over 10 years6 April 2008
£275,000
+16.0%over 3 years25 August 2004
£237,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 7HS: £376,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in DL3 7HS
Versus other Oakdene Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 4 Oakdene Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,910
Street avg £1,557
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 191 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 11.0 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
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB







