5 Clare Avenue, Darlington, DL3 8SJ
About 5 Clare Avenue
5 Clare Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Darlington (DL3 8SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in November 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 sits 209.5% above the 2000 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 51.5% below the postcode norm. At 96 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 11 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Clare Avenue has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
5 Clare Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£95,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 2000Most recent
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 8SJ: £250,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in DL3 8SJ
Versus other Clare Avenue homes
Price per m² for 5 Clare Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£990
Street avg £2,131
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Swaledale Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Carmel College. 20 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







