What kind of home is 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD?

21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD?

21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD last sold for £286,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £200,000 in February 2007, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between February 2007 and June 2021, 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD rose from £200,000 to £286,000, a change of £86,000. That works out to roughly +2.5% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD have?

The current EPC rating for 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in August 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD?

21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (1,270 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DL3 8JD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD use?

The latest EPC at 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD have?

21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in October 2020 under ref. 20/00787/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD?

21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD is in council tax band D.

Which area is 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD in?

21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD sits in Darlington. It falls within the DL3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD?

Police records around 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD show an average of 299 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 31% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD?

The closest primary school to 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD is Abbey Infants' School (158m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Carmel College (741m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD?

The closest bus stop to 21 Carmel Gardens, DL3 8JD is Crematorium, 61m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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21 Carmel Gardens, Darlington, DL3 8JD

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

118 m²

1270 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 21 Carmel Gardens

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

21 Carmel Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 8JD). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 is 17.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 29.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £286,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

21 Carmel Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Aug 2024

Current Certificate

Aug 2014

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 16 August 2024

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Carmel Gardens, Darlington, DL3 8JD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Carmel Gardens has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 21 Carmel Gardens, Darlington, DL3 8JD

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Oct 2020
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
20/00787/FUL
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£337,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£286,000

Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

28 June 2021Most recent
£286,000
+43.0%over 14 years
8 February 2007
£200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 8JD: £330,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in DL3 8JD

On the street

Versus other Carmel Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

21 Carmel Gardens is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,424

Street avg £2,171

Above

Floor Area

118 m²

Street avg 144 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Strongly above

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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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

299/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Crematorium — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Abbey Infants' School. 24 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL3 8JD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL3 8JD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low

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