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3 Fife Road, Darlington, DL3 7SY

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
155 m²
1668 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Fife Road

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

3 Fife Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Darlington (DL3 7SY). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since March 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 sits 87.3% above the 2011 sale of £157,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 35.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

3 Fife Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2025from Jul 2010
EPC improved fromF29toC69
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull Control

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows
SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Fife Road, Darlington, DL3 7SY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 3 Fife Road, Darlington, DL3 7SY

1decisions1extensions10documents4nearby
  1. May 2021
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Demolition of existing single storey rear utility/wc and stores and erection of single storey rear extension (as amended by plan received 26/04/2021)

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    21/00328/FUL
    Full record in report

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  • The 10 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.
Current estimate

£295,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2011)

£157,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 March 2011Most recent

    £157,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 7SY: £312,500 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Fife Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 3 Fife Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,016

Street avg £1,823

Strongly below

Floor Area

155 m²

Street avg 150 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 10.0 t/year

Strongly above
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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Abbey Road

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1 Glaisdale Court

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1 Fife Cove

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1 Fife Road

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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

0.2 km

Beechwood Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College. 29 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 7SY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DL3 7SY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL3 7SY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.8dB

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 3 Fife Road, Darlington, DL3 7SY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.