What type of property is 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX?

5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX?

5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX last sold for £160,000 in July 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £95,000 in August 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between August 2003 and July 2021, 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX rose from £95,000 to £160,000, a change of £65,000. That works out to roughly +3% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX?

The current EPC rating for 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in February 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX?

5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (829 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DL3 9NX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX?

5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX is in council tax band C.

Where is 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX located?

5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX sits in Darlington. It falls within the DL3 postcode district.

Is 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX 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 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX?

The closest primary school to 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX is Abbey Junior School (612m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College (720m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX?

The closest bus stop to 5 Barlow Street, DL3 9NX is Pierremont Crescent, 179m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Barlow Street, Darlington, DL3 9NX

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

77 m²

829 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Barlow Street

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

5 Barlow Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Darlington (DL3 9NX). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 is 38.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 29.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £160,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Barlow Street, Darlington, DL3 9NX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Barlow Street has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£222,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£160,000

Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

6 July 2021Most recent
£160,000
-5.9%over 17 years
4 May 2004
£169,950
+78.9%over 8 months
25 August 2003
£95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 9NX: £163,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in DL3 9NX

On the street

Versus other Barlow Street homes

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

On floor area, 5 Barlow Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,078

Street avg £2,201

Above

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Darlington district page.

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

0.2 km

Pierremont Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Abbey Junior School. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL3 9NX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL3 9NX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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