8 Oakdene Avenue, Darlington, DL3 7HS
About 8 Oakdene Avenue
8 Oakdene Avenue is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Darlington (DL3 7HS). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 154 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (187 m² median across 21 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 is 35.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 22.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £245,000 in December 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDetached
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Oakdene Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 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
8 Oakdene Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£245,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 December 2019Most recent
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 7HS: £376,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in DL3 7HS
Versus other Oakdene Avenue homes
On epc rating, 8 Oakdene Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,591
Street avg £1,575
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 192 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 10.8 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







