49, Merrybent Drive
49, Merrybent Drive
Description & Estimates
49, Merrybent Drive, Darlington appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 316 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a modern house with 1,945 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 5 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 49, Merrybent Drive, Darlington is £370,697 and its rental estimate is £1,849 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Merrybent Drive, Merrybent, Darlington, DL2 falls within the DL2 postal district.
Our Data Sources
49, Merrybent Drive, Darlington has a single entry in the Land Registry from September 2008 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 49, Merrybent Drive, Darlington, we estimate a market value of £389,232 and a rental value of £1,941 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £344,748 and £1,719 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 49, Merrybent Drive, Darlington has seen its estimated sale value climb by £6,251 (1.7%) and its estimated rental value rise by £46 per month (2.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.0%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 49, Merrybent Drive, Darlington as measuring 316 m2.
That makes it the 6th largest plot in the postcode, where all 48 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 49, Merrybent Drive, Darlington completed on 5th September 2008 at £344,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 26.5% over the period since September 2008.
- Sold Sep 2008£344,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 49, Merrybent Drive, Darlington have sold within a radius of 1.8 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 24th June 2025, was 51, Merrybent Drive, Darlington, DL2 2JZ, a freehold house which sold for £346,250.
Read more about house prices in DL2.
- Sold Jun 2025£346,250 | 4 Bed House51, Merrybent Drive, Darlington, DL2 2JZ51, Merrybent Drive, Darlington, DL2 2JZ
- Sold Sep 2020£300,000 | 4 Bed House45, Merrybent Drive, Darlington, DL2 2JZ45, Merrybent Drive, Darlington, DL2 2JZ
- Sold Oct 2008£320,000 | 5 Bed House55, Merrybent Drive, Darlington, DL2 2JZ55, Merrybent Drive, Darlington, DL2 2JZ
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 48 addresses on Merrybent Drive, Merrybent, Darlington, DL2, 49, Merrybent Drive, Darlington comes out as the 3rd largest and the 2nd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £89k more expensive than the average property across the DL2 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 1.7kmMowden Junior School
- 1.8kmMowden Infant School
- 2.3kmMount Pleasant Primary School
- 1.4kmHummersknott Academy
- 1.9kmCarmel College
- 1.9kmWyvern Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From 49, Merrybent Drive, Darlington, the nearest station is North Road (Darlington), 4.2 kilometres away.
- 4.2kmNorth Road (Darlington)
- 4.4kmDarlington
- 8.4kmHeighington
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
