1 Briar Close, Darlington, DL3 8QX
About 1 Briar Close
1 Briar Close is a detached house in Darlington (DL3 8QX). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2025 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2025) returns an A (score 98), the top energy band on the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
It hasn't traded since May 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 130 m² it sits well below the postcode median (276 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 sits 256.4% above the 2001 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 43.9% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused.
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Energy performance
1 Briar Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
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Planning history
1 Briar Close has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
5 applications on record at 1 Briar Close, Darlington, DL3 8QX
- Sept 2003OutlineOutcome in report
Certificate of Lawfulness relating to the construction of detached bungalow (Commencement of Development)
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 03/00643/LU
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsNov 2024Decision
- ConditionsSept 2024Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
1 Briar Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£499,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 May 2001Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in DL3 8QX: £537,500 (2021–2013).
Versus other Briar Close homes
Price per m² for 1 Briar Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,077
Street avg £1,887
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 300 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.1 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Years Held
25 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
Briar Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Abbey Infants' School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB