15 Elms Road, Darlington, DL3 7PY

15 Elms Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Darlington (DL3 7PY). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

Held since January 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 95 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 is 48.3% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 37% above the typical sold price in the postcode.