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5, West View, Darlington is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,571 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 197 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 5, West View, Darlington is £320,012 and its rental estimate is £1,495 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
West View, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 falls within the DL2 postal district.
5, West View, Darlington has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in June 2021 and a single entry in the EPC database dated October 2020.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
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 5, West View, Darlington, we estimate a market value of £336,012 and a rental value of £1,569 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £297,611 and £1,390 per month respectively.
Over the last year, 5, West View, Darlington has seen its estimated sale value move up by £7,375 (2.3%) and its estimated rental value increase by £47 per month (3.1%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.6%.
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 5, West View, Darlington as measuring 197 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where 10 of the 12 other houses have recorded plot data.
5, West View, Darlington has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 01 Oct 2020.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
The most recent sale of 5, West View, Darlington completed on 30th June 2021 at £280,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 14.2% over the period since June 2021.
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 5, West View, Darlington have sold within a radius of 5.5 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 19th May 2025, was 59, Balmer Hill, Darlington, DL2 3EL, a freehold house which sold for £297,500.
Read more about house prices in DL2.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Of the 12 addresses on West View, Gainford, Darlington, DL2, 5, West View, Darlington comes out as the 4th largest and the 5th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £39k more expensive than the average property across the DL2 district.
From 5, West View, Darlington, the nearest station is Shildon, 10.7 kilometres away.
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around 5, West View, Darlington, 63.0% of property is privately owned outright and 29.6% is privately owned with a mortgage.
The graph below shows how this compares to North East and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around 5, West View, Darlington, 18.3% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 37.8% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to North East and the rest of England & Wales.
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around 5, West View, Darlington, the average age was 47.1 and the most common age was 57.
The graph below shows how this compares to North East and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around 5, West View, Darlington, 0.9% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for North East and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around 5, West View, Darlington, there are an average of 1.6 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to North East and the rest of England & Wales.