20 Carmel Gardens, Darlington, DL3 8JD
About 20 Carmel Gardens
20 Carmel Gardens is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 8JD). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in June 2001. Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 sits 142.2% above the 2001 sale of £139,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 51.3% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 153 m² it's 15% larger than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 16 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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Planning history
20 Carmel Gardens has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at 20 Carmel Gardens, Darlington, DL3 8JD
- Sept 2001Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Pruning of two trees included in Tree Preservation Order (No 2) 1980
- Reference
- 01/00598/TF
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMar 2004Decision
- Tree WorksFeb 2004Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
20 Carmel Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£339,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£139,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 June 2001Most recent
£139,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 8JD: £286,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in DL3 8JD
Versus other Carmel Gardens homes
Price per m² for 20 Carmel Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£915
Street avg £2,241
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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Nearest stop
0.1 km
Crematorium — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Abbey Infants' School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB