Terraced 2 sales on record

16 EASSON ROAD

DARLINGTON, DL3 6BB

£40,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Traditional Modern Bathrooms	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Unknown	0.2 miles
Train station	North Road	0.4 miles
Hospital	Middleton Saint George Hospital	5.1 miles
University	Durham University, Queen's Campus	10.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

95 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£40,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£421/m²

Local average

£112,729 (76 sales)

Street crime

670 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

This certificate expired on 19/01/2025. A new EPC may be required before the property can be marketed or let.

Current rating: G

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 20/01/2015

Expiry date: 19/01/2025 (expired)

Current heating cost: £3,049/year

Potential heating cost: £1,011/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £27,568

EPC G or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Increase hot water cylinder insulation (£15 - £30)
Draughtproof single-glazed windows (£80 - £120)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£45)
High heat retention storage heaters and dual immersion cylinder (£1,600 - £2,400)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazing (£3,300 - £6,500)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	20/02/2026	£40,000	Terraced	-6.4%	£39,512 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	24/03/2015	£42,750	Terraced	—	£62,899 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£40,000
listed	19/01/2015	£30,000
sold	01/01/2015	£42,750

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
32 CHELMSFORD STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6AY	£107,000	16/03/2026	Terraced
47 BRANKSOME TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6AZ	£45,000	07/01/2026	Terraced
25 CHELMSFORD STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6AY	£87,000	04/09/2025	Terraced
22 ELMFIELD TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6NA	£118,000	28/03/2025	Terraced
2 SALISBURY TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6PA	£74,600	14/03/2025	Terraced
14 NORTH LODGE TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6LZ	£220,000	28/02/2025	Terraced
41 SELBOURNE TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6BQ	£64,500	20/12/2023	Terraced
100 EASSON ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6BB	£73,500	08/12/2023	Terraced
25 THORNTON STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6AA	£80,000	22/11/2023	Terraced
30 ELMFIELD TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6NA	£88,000	30/10/2023	Terraced
32 FORSTER STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6BJ	£55,000	19/10/2023	Terraced
59 CORPORATION ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6AD	£169,000	26/07/2023	Terraced
23 EASSON ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6BA	£85,000	20/07/2023	Terraced
12 SUN STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6LG	£72,500	14/07/2023	Terraced
118 EASSON ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6BB	£39,000	14/07/2023	Terraced
72 THORNTON STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6AB	£62,000	08/06/2023	Terraced
31 NORTH LODGE TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6LY	£223,000	23/05/2023	Terraced
22 DERWENT STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6AU	£68,000	05/05/2023	Terraced
13 DODDS STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6BE	£90,000	03/03/2023	Terraced
46 KINGSTON STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6AT	£89,000	27/01/2023	Terraced

Area average: £95,505 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -24.8%

10y growth 30.8%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Darlington. Series: Terraced. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 1.7%

5y (index) 20.5%

10y (index) 38.2%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Darlington. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £608/mo

Realistic £676/mo

Optimistic £744/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Darlington.

LHA (30th percentile) 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, Arthur Street, DL3	£700/mo	2	0.29 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Fairfield St, DL3	£650/mo	2	0.35 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Vine St, DL3	£750/mo	2	0.45 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Westpoint, DL3	£900/mo	2	0.51 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Acacia Street, DL3	£750/mo	2	0.57 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £750/mo (5 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 1.88%

Max investor price (0.8%) £93,750

Target investor price (1%) £75,000

Gross yield 22.5%

Cost-to-rent ratio 4.4×

Monthly cashflow £492/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 50.9%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	184
Anti-social behaviour	151
Shoplifting	93
Criminal damage and arson	55
Public order	45
Vehicle crime	40
Burglary	30
Other crime	23
Other theft	18
Drugs	14
Possession of weapons	5
Robbery	5
Bicycle theft	4
Theft from the person	3
Total incidents	670

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Corporation Road Community Primary School	Primary	0.1 miles	Good — 9 Oct 2023
George Dent Nursery School	Nursery	0.2 miles	Outstanding — 11 Mar 2015
Reid Street Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 31 May 2012
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College	Other	0.4 miles	— (No rating)
Borough Road Nursery School	Nursery	0.5 miles	Good — 9 Mar 2020

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 16 EASSON ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6BB

## Property details

- Slug: `8bb7950` (address key hash: `8bb795080afd91e4f77095f85c5e3660fde49602`)
- Postcode: DL3 6BB
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 95 m²
- EPC rating: G
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £40,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £421/m²
- Local average: £112,729 (76 sales)
- Street crime: 670 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £40,000
- Date: 2026-02-20
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** G
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 19/01/2025 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting)
- **Current heating cost:** £3,049/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £27,568

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- C (£15 - £30)
- D (£80 - £120)
- E (£45)
- L2 (£1,600 - £2,400)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- O (£3,300 - £6,500)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2608-4071-7239-3015-6914)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-20 | £40,000 | Terraced | -6.4% | £39,512 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-0921-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2015-03-24 | £42,750 | Terraced | — | £62,899 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/aeed15cf-9a7d-4e34-bcce-36bfec90768f) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 16 EASSON ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6BB | £40,000 | 20/02/2026 | Terraced |
| 16 EASSON ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6BB | £42,750 | 24/03/2015 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [47996059](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/589a4a3)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £40,000 |
| listed | 2015-01-19 | £30,000 |
| sold | 2015-01-01 | £42,750 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 32 CHELMSFORD STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6AY | £107,000 | 16/03/2026 | Terraced |
| 47 BRANKSOME TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6AZ | £45,000 | 07/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 25 CHELMSFORD STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6AY | £87,000 | 04/09/2025 | Terraced |
| 22 ELMFIELD TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6NA | £118,000 | 28/03/2025 | Terraced |
| 2 SALISBURY TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6PA | £74,600 | 14/03/2025 | Terraced |
| 14 NORTH LODGE TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6LZ | £220,000 | 28/02/2025 | Terraced |
| 41 SELBOURNE TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6BQ | £64,500 | 20/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 100 EASSON ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6BB | £73,500 | 08/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 25 THORNTON STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6AA | £80,000 | 22/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 30 ELMFIELD TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6NA | £88,000 | 30/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 32 FORSTER STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6BJ | £55,000 | 19/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 59 CORPORATION ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6AD | £169,000 | 26/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 23 EASSON ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6BA | £85,000 | 20/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 12 SUN STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6LG | £72,500 | 14/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 118 EASSON ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6BB | £39,000 | 14/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 72 THORNTON STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6AB | £62,000 | 08/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 31 NORTH LODGE TERRACE, DARLINGTON, DL3 6LY | £223,000 | 23/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 22 DERWENT STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6AU | £68,000 | 05/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 13 DODDS STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6BE | £90,000 | 03/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 46 KINGSTON STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 6AT | £89,000 | 27/01/2023 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £95,505 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -24.8%
- **10y growth:** 30.8%

## 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:** £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, Arthur Street, DL3 | £700/mo | 2 | 0.29 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Fairfield St, DL3 | £650/mo | 2 | 0.35 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Vine St, DL3 | £750/mo | 2 | 0.45 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Westpoint, DL3 | £900/mo | 2 | 0.51 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Acacia Street, DL3 | £750/mo | 2 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £750/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.88% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £93,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £75,000

*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 £750/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 22.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 4.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £492/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 50.9%

*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 | 184 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 151 |
| Shoplifting | 93 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 55 |
| Public order | 45 |
| Vehicle crime | 40 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Other crime | 23 |
| Other theft | 18 |
| Drugs | 14 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| **Total incidents** | **670** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Corporation Road Community Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 9 Oct 2023 |
| George Dent Nursery School | Nursery | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 11 Mar 2015 |
| Reid Street Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 31 May 2012 |
| Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College | Other | 0.4 miles | — (No rating) |
| Borough Road Nursery School | Nursery | 0.5 miles | Good — 9 Mar 2020 |