103a, Stanhope Road South, Darlington, DL3 7SF

103a is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Darlington (DL3 7SF). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in March 2006. At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 is 40% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 19.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.