3 Blackwell Scar, Darlington, DL3 8DL
About 3 Blackwell Scar
3 Blackwell Scar is a detached house in Darlington (DL3 8DL). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 is 33.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 39.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 104 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 7 EPCs). Last sale on file: £275,000 in February 2020.
Energy performance
3 Blackwell Scar's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Blackwell Scar has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3 Blackwell Scar, Darlington, DL3 8DL
- Aug 2021ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear (south) elevation
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00686/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 February 2020Most recent
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 8DL: £380,000 (2020–2018).
Nearby sales in DL3 8DL
Versus other Blackwell Scar homes
Price per m² for 3 Blackwell Scar runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,644
Street avg £2,022
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 177 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB







