39 Bracken Road, Darlington, DL3 9LX
About 39 Bracken Road
39 Bracken Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Darlington (DL3 9LX). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £439,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2026. Past consents include a garage conversion and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 84.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
39 Bracken Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 39 Bracken Road, Darlington, DL3 9LX
- Feb 2026Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of integral garage to provide 1 bed annexe accommodation
Annex- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00006/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 39 Bracken Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 26 years.
£439,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2025Most recent
£439,000
+339.0%over 25 years29 April 1999
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 9LX: £195,000 (2014–2009).
Nearby sales in DL3 9LX
Versus other Bracken Road homes
Price per m² for 39 Bracken Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,613
Street avg £1,452
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 9.1 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
0.2 km
Holmlands Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Reid Street Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB