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18 Elms Road, Darlington, DL3 7PY

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Elms Road

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

18 Elms Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 7PY). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

A recent sale: £157,000 in September 2025. At 124 m² it's 28.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (173 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 is 16.6% above the 2025 sale price.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
Before you decide

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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.

18 Elms Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2020

EPC Rating

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

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2020from Aug 2010
EPC improved fromF30toE54
Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Wall Insulation
Uninsulated SolidInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £820 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Elms Road, Darlington, DL3 7PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Elms Road 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.

18 Elms Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£183,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 27 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£157,000

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 September 2025Most recent

    £157,000

    +97.5%over 23 years

  2. 24 June 2002

    £79,500

    +62.2%over 4 years

  3. 14 May 1998

    £49,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 7PY: £385,000 (2025–2015).

On the street

Versus other Elms Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 18 Elms Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,266

Street avg £1,826

Strongly below

Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 168 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 9.6 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Elms Road

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

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

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.
£170k

1 Fife Cove

DL3 7HH

2 bed1 bath
£139k

1 Claremont Villas, Trinity Road

DL3 7AW

2 bed
£280k

1 Abbey Road

DL3 7RA

2 bed
£108k

1 Bakers Court, Maude Street

DL3 7PT

2 bed2 bath
£106k

1 Fairweather Court

DL3 7TS

1 bed
£293k

1 Beechwood Avenue

DL3 7HP

4 bed
£333k

1 Burleigh Place

DL3 7SR

4 bed1 bath
£222k

1 Maude Street

DL3 7PW

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

Holy Trinity Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College. 31 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 7PY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DL3 7PY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL3 7PY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.9dB

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 18 Elms Road, Darlington, DL3 7PY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.