Sandal Lodge, Ashcroft Road, Darlington, DL3 8PD
About Sandal Lodge
Sandal Lodge is a semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 8PD). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.
At 153 m² it sits well below the postcode median (226 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2001. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Sandal Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at Sandal Lodge, Ashcroft Road, Darlington, DL3 8PD
- Nov 2001Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Felling of Maple (T32) in Tree Preservation Order 1961 (3b)
- Reference
- 01/00721/TF
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Sales history & valuation
Sandal Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£422,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 8PD: £500,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in DL3 8PD
Versus other Ashcroft Road homes
Sandal Lodge is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 221 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 13.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB







