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1 Ayton Drive, Darlington, DL3 8DN

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
100 m²
1076 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Ayton Drive

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

1 Ayton Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 8DN). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since February 2014. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since December 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £330,000 is 38.9% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 26.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Outside

  • Private gardenWest-facing
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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 Ayton Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Sept 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2014from Feb 2014
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting
30%7%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Sept 2016from Apr 2014
Low Energy Lighting
7%31%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Ayton Drive, Darlington, DL3 8DN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Ayton Drive has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Ayton Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£330,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.0% per year over 7 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2006)

£237,500

Growth on file: 14.0% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 December 2006Most recent

    £237,500

    +161.0%over 7 years
  2. 26 August 1999

    £91,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 8DN: £230,000 (2022–2014).

On the street

Versus other Ayton Drive homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 Ayton Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,375

Street avg £1,867

Strongly above

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Ayton Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

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
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.

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

Carmel Grove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Abbey Infants' School. 20 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 8DN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DL3 8DN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL3 8DN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

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 1 Ayton Drive, Darlington, DL3 8DN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.