# 37 RIPON DRIVE, DARLINGTON, DL1 4JX

## Property details

- Slug: `26447f5` (address key hash: `26447f5305dfb78afbaf4909c9ca2c7495b5541b`)
- Postcode: DL1 4JX
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 72 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £142,500 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £1,979/m²
- Local average: £147,408 (71 sales)
- Street crime: 396 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £142,500
- Date: 2026-02-16
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 23/06/2027
- **Current heating cost:** £690/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £25,530

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- E (£30)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2648-6012-6296-5593-4940)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-16 | £142,500 | Semi-detached | +27.2% | £141,695 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-0a53-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2017-07-21 | £112,000 | Semi-detached | — | £141,474 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/582d0636-cd9b-8f22-e053-6c04a8c01bac) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 37 RIPON DRIVE, DARLINGTON, DL1 4JX | £142,500 | 16/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 37 RIPON DRIVE, DARLINGTON, DL1 4JX | £112,000 | 21/07/2017 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [164450768](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/20a8cf1)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £142,500 |
| listed | 2025-07-13 | £145,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £112,000 |
| sold | 1997-01-01 | £36,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 74 BRANKIN DRIVE, DARLINGTON, DL1 4LQ | £127,000 | 16/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 14 TEBAY CLOSE, DARLINGTON, DL1 4JH | £195,000 | 09/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 391 GENEVA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4HG | £164,000 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 6 PARKSIDE, DARLINGTON, DL1 4JP | £160,000 | 18/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 52 PARKSIDE, DARLINGTON, DL1 4DP | £165,000 | 14/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 53 GENEVA CRESCENT, DARLINGTON, DL1 4LD | £125,000 | 04/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 44 BRANKIN DRIVE, DARLINGTON, DL1 4LQ | £180,000 | 22/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 346 GENEVA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4HG | £93,500 | 02/04/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 5 NEASHAM DRIVE, DARLINGTON, DL1 4LG | £135,000 | 21/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 394 GENEVA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4HG | £90,000 | 19/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 297 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4DJ | £195,000 | 01/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 84 GENEVA CRESCENT, DARLINGTON, DL1 4LA | £114,000 | 12/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 42 GENEVA CRESCENT, DARLINGTON, DL1 4LA | £99,000 | 26/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 84 GENEVA CRESCENT, DARLINGTON, DL1 4LA | £120,000 | 22/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 19 GENEVA LANE, DARLINGTON, DL1 4JQ | £130,000 | 25/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 17 BRANKIN DRIVE, DARLINGTON, DL1 4LH | £160,000 | 27/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 22 WORTON DRIVE, DARLINGTON, DL1 4JY | £120,000 | 22/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 285 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4DJ | £176,000 | 22/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 30 RIPON DRIVE, DARLINGTON, DL1 4JX | £167,500 | 28/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 87 BRANKIN DRIVE, DARLINGTON, DL1 4LH | £115,000 | 20/04/2023 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £141,550 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 23.8%
- **10y growth:** 29.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Darlington; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 21.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 38.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Darlington). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £608/mo
- **Realistic:** £676/mo
- **Optimistic:** £744/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Darlington (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Rydal Road, DL1 | £650/mo | 2 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Falmer Road, DL1 | £675/mo | 2 | 0.45 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, St. Johns Crescent, DL1 | £595/mo | 2 | 0.7 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £640/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.46% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £81,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £65,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £650/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 18.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 124 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 108 |
| Shoplifting | 35 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Public order | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Other crime | 12 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Possession of weapons | 9 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **396** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Rydal Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 31 Jan 2023 |
| Skerne Park Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Requires improvement — 11 Jul 2024 |
| St John's Church of England Academy | Primary | 0.5 miles | Outstanding — 17 Nov 2022 |
| Firthmoor Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 24 Jul 2013 |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 11 Feb 2011 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #14480384
- **Address:** 37 Ripon Drive, DARLINGTON, DL1 4JX
- **Certificate Issued:** 07/03/2021
- **Work Completed:** 01/03/2021
- **Items:** 2 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #3946413
- **Address:** 37 Ripon Drive, DARLINGTON, DL1 4JX
- **Certificate Issued:** 08/08/2006
- **Work Completed:** 18/07/2006
- **Items:** 1 door(s)