14 Blackwell Scar, Darlington, DL3 8DL

14 Blackwell Scar is a five-bedroom detached house in Darlington (DL3 8DL). It has a recorded floor area of 237 m² (around 2551 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 237 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, new windows, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £672,000 is 28% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 16.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in May 2018.