2 Baydale Road, Darlington, DL3 8JR

2 Baydale Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 8JR). It has a recorded floor area of 231 m² (around 2486 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

At 231 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2005–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 sits 95.7% above the 2014 sale of £278,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 30.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in February 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.