What kind of home is 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST?

17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST?

17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST last sold for £148,750 in December 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £94,000 in April 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between April 2001 and December 2021, 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST rose from £94,000 to £148,750, a change of £54,750. That works out to roughly +2.3% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in August 2021. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST?

17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (743 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST use?

The latest EPC at 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST?

17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST is in council tax band D.

Which area is 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST in?

17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST sits in Darlington. It falls within the DL3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST?

Police records around 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST 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.

What schools are near 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST?

The closest primary school to 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST is Abbey Junior School (489m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Carmel College (523m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST?

The closest bus stop to 17 Abbey Springs, DL3 9ST is Carmel Medical Practice, 73m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Abbey Springs, Darlington, DL3 9ST

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 01

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

69 m²

743 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Abbey Springs

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

17 Abbey Springs is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 9ST). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. At 69 m² this is the 12th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–118 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony.

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 is 11.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 18% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £148,750. 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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenWest-facing
BalconyYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

17 Abbey Springs ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Aug 2021

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2021from Mar 2009

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

0%78%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Abbey Springs, Darlington, DL3 9ST, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Abbey Springs 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

£166,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£148,750

Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

3 December 2021Most recent
£148,750
+24.0%over 12 years
1 July 2009
£120,000
+27.7%over 8 years
26 April 2001
£94,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL3 9ST: £165,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in DL3 9ST

On the street

Versus other Abbey Springs homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Abbey Springs outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,156

Street avg £2,111

On par

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 68 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 1.8 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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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

0.1 km

Carmel Medical Practice — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Abbey Junior School. 24 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL3 9ST

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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