What type of property is 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD?

4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD is a 6-bedroom semi-detached house, listed for its heritage value.

What was the last sold price for 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD?

4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD last sold for £520,000 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £190,000 in July 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between July 1995 and December 2022, 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD rose from £190,000 to £520,000, a change of £330,000. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD have?

The current EPC rating for 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in July 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD?

4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD has a recorded floor area of 231 m² (2,486 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD have?

4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in March 2018 under ref. 18/00057/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD?

4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD located?

4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD sits in Darlington. It falls within the DL3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD?

Police records around 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 51% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (373% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD?

The closest primary school to 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD is Abbey Infants' School (440m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Polam Hall School (584m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD?

The closest bus stop to 4 Ashcroft Road, DL3 8PD is Ashcroft Road, 103m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Ashcroft Road, Darlington, DL3 8PD

Listed building4 sales on record2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

231 m²

2486 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Ashcroft Road

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

4 Ashcroft Road is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 8PD). It has a recorded floor area of 231 m² (around 2486 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £599,000 is 15.2% above the 2022 sale price. Sold December 2022 for £520,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms6
Bathrooms3

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Listed buildingYes
Period featuresYes

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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.

4 Ashcroft Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

13.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildListed buildingSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Ashcroft Road, Darlington, DL3 8PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Ashcroft Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

2 applications on record at 4 Ashcroft Road, Darlington, DL3 8PD

2decisions1extensions14documents

Flagged:Conservation area

Mar 2018
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
18/00057/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.

4 Ashcroft Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£599,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£520,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

16 December 2022Most recent
£520,000
+4.0%over 5 years
3 November 2017
£500,000
+168.8%over 20 years
20 March 1997
£186,000
-2.1%over 1 year
20 July 1995
£190,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 8PD: £475,000 (2025–2002).

Nearby sales in DL3 8PD

On the street

Versus other Ashcroft Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Ashcroft Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,251

Street avg £2,248

On par

Floor Area

231 m²

Street avg 205 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 12.8 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Darlington report

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

Ashcroft Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Abbey Infants' School. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL3 8PD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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Common questions

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