3 Sycamore Lodge, Greystones Drive, Darlington, DL3 9TN

3 Sycamore Lodge is a semi-detached house in Darlington (DL3 9TN). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. At 102 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (51–102 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (74 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 5 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Held since March 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 is 46.5% above the 2002 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 28.5% below the postcode norm.