What type of property is 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY?

7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY?

7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY last sold for £450,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £272,200 in November 2011. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY?

Across 3 sales between November 2011 and July 2022, 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY rose from £272,200 to £450,000, a change of £177,800. That works out to roughly +4.8% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY?

The current EPC rating for 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in June 2017. It has improved from a D recorded in October 2010. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY?

7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (2,013 sq ft), around 47 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DL3 7PY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY heated?

The latest EPC at 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY had any planning applications?

7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY has council approval for rear extension granted in April 2015 under ref. 15/00067/HPD. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY?

7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY is in council tax band D.

Where is 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY located?

7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY sits in Darlington. It falls within the DL3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY?

Police records around 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 51% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (373% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY?

The closest primary school to 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY is Reid Street Primary School (438m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College (385m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY?

The closest bus stop to 7 Elms Road, DL3 7PY is Holy Trinity Church, 113m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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7 Elms Road, Darlington, DL3 7PY

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

187 m²

2013 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 7 Elms Road

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

7 Elms Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 7PY). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 77.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £450,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenWest-facing
GarageSingle

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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

Current Certificate(1 of 6)

Jun 2017

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2014from Oct 2010

EPC improved fromD59toE51

Hot Water

Main SystemMain (No Stat)

Hot water system changed

May 2014from May 2014

EPC improved fromE44toD63

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation

UninsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+

May 2014from May 2014

EPC improved fromD63toE44

Jun 2017from May 2014

EPC improved fromE44toC72

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull Control

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation

UninsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+

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Planning

Planning history

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

7 Elms Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 7 Elms Road, Darlington, DL3 7PY

1decisions1extensions6documents4nearby

Apr 2015
ConservatoryOutline
Outcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Prior approval for erection of a conservatory to the rear
Extension
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
15/00067/HPD
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£427,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£450,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

13 July 2022Most recent
£450,000
+16.9%over 4 years
17 November 2017
£385,000
+41.4%over 5 years
25 November 2011
£272,200

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 7PY: £295,000 (2025–2014).

Nearby sales in DL3 7PY

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.

7 Elms Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,406

Street avg £1,636

Strongly above

Floor Area

187 m²

Street avg 160 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 9.8 t/year

Above

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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.

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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· 07:00 – 23:00

54.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL3 7PY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.9dB

Low

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