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1 Blackwell Scar, Darlington, DL3 8DL

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
123 m²
1324 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Blackwell Scar

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

1 Blackwell Scar is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 8DL). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 is 39.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 19.5% below the postcode norm. At 123 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 7 EPCs). Last sale on file: £215,000 in October 2019.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • LoftYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble
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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.

1 Blackwell Scar's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Blackwell Scar, Darlington, DL3 8DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Blackwell Scar has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

2 applications on record at 1 Blackwell Scar, Darlington, DL3 8DL

2decisions2extensions20documents
  1. Jan 2011
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Erection of single storey side extension to existing detached garage to form double garage (as amended by plan received 19 January 2011)

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    10/00824/FUL
    Full record in report
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  3. Garage ConversionDecision

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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.

Price for 1 Blackwell Scar has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£300,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£215,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 October 2019Most recent

    £215,000

    +473.3%over 23 years

  2. 8 July 1996

    £37,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 8DL: £380,000 (2020–2018).

On the street

Versus other Blackwell Scar homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 1 Blackwell Scar lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,748

Street avg £2,150

Strongly below

Floor Area

123 m²

Street avg 174 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 9.3 t/year

On par
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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
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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

Linwood Grove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Abbey Infants' School. 19 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 8DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DL3 8DL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL3 8DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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