16 Fife Road, Darlington, DL3 7SY

16 Fife Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Darlington (DL3 7SY). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (146 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 is 35.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 21.6% below the postcode norm.