Garden House, Harewood Terrace, Darlington, DL3 7HX
About Garden House
Garden House is a three-bedroom detached house in Darlington (DL3 7HX). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2002–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £393,000 is 19.8% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 87.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. At 141 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (199 m² median across 9 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
Garden House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Garden House has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
5 applications on record at Garden House, Harewood Terrace, Darlington, DL3 7HX
- Apr 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear
- Reference
- 03/00035/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryDec 2014Decision
- Tree WorksMay 2014Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (5 on record)
- All 5 applications on this property in full, plus 4 notable nearby
- The 13 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Sales history & valuation
Garden House has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£393,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 11 years.
£328,000
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
28 August 2013Most recent
£328,000
+36.1%over 9 years20 October 2003
£241,000
+109.6%over 1 year5 June 2002
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 7HX: £330,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in DL3 7HX
4 Harewood Terrace, Darlington, DL3 7HX
Sold Feb 2025
£360,0001 Harewood Terrace, Darlington, DL3 7HX
Sold Jan 2025
£320,0001b, Harewood Terrace, Darlington, DL3 7HX
Sold Dec 2022
£184,9953 Harewood Terrace, Darlington, DL3 7HX
Sold Nov 2022
£330,0001a, Harewood Terrace, Darlington, DL3 7HX
Sold Apr 2022
£165,000
Versus other Harewood Terrace homes
Price per m² for Garden House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,326
Street avg £1,432
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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
Blackwell Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Polam Hall School. 24 schools nearby.
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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
42.6dB







