# 21 COLUMBIA STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HB

## Property details

- Slug: `54cee34` (address key hash: `54cee3433ec25959aa86f6ace060ede7ddc11d23`)
- Postcode: DL3 6HB
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 62 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £62,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £1,000/m²
- Local average: £110,889 (82 sales)
- Street crime: 562 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £62,000
- Date: 2026-02-27
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 02/09/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £722/year

### Recommendations
- Q (14,000)
- W1 (1,200)
- G (450)
- N (6,000)
- U (5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0279-2897-6118-2700-1531)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-27 | £62,000 | Terraced | — | £61,243 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-0bf1-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 21 COLUMBIA STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HB | £62,000 | 27/02/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [169320428](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/6c1f51f)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £62,000 |
| listed | 2025-11-13 | £62,000 |
| sold | 2004-01-01 | £59,950 |
| sold | 1997-01-01 | £27,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 148 GREENBANK ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6ES | £120,000 | 09/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 6 WILLOW ROAD EAST, DARLINGTON, DL3 6PX | £68,000 | 12/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 25 ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HS | £140,000 | 08/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 28 HARRISON TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6QH | £83,500 | 05/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 51 MAJOR STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6QG | £87,500 | 13/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 73 BEACONSFIELD STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6EP | £76,000 | 29/08/2025 | Terraced |
| 182 GREENBANK ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6ES | £115,000 | 22/08/2025 | Terraced |
| 7 REID STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6EX | £75,000 | 21/08/2025 | Terraced |
| 38 VINE STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HW | £80,000 | 18/07/2025 | Terraced |
| 65 BEACONSFIELD STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6EP | £62,000 | 03/07/2025 | Terraced |
| 17 VINE STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HW | £83,000 | 25/04/2025 | Terraced |
| 26 ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HS | £136,760 | 01/04/2025 | Terraced |
| 184 GREENBANK ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6ES | £75,000 | 06/12/2024 | Terraced |
| 68 HARRISON TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6QH | £90,000 | 04/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 26 COLUMBIA STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HB | £90,000 | 01/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 1 SEDGWICK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6QR | £90,000 | 01/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 9 ROSEBERY STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6EU | £67,500 | 17/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 22 HARRISON TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6QH | £85,500 | 09/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 22 MAJOR STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6QG | £72,000 | 03/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 5 VINE STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HW | £90,000 | 23/10/2023 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £89,338 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -20.1%
- **10y growth:** -1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Darlington; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 20.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 38.2%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £614/mo
- **Realistic:** £682/mo
- **Optimistic:** £750/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.1% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £85,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £68,200

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## 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 | 155 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 146 |
| Shoplifting | 84 |
| Public order | 41 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 39 |
| Other theft | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Other crime | 12 |
| Bicycle theft | 11 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Possession of weapons | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| **Total incidents** | **562** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Reid Street Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 31 May 2012 |
| Corporation Road Community Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 9 Oct 2023 |
| George Dent Nursery School | Nursery | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 11 Mar 2015 |
| Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College | Other | 0.6 miles | — (No rating) |
| Rise Carr College | Other | 0.6 miles | Good — 21 Oct 2013 |