1, MERTON CLOSE, DARLINGTON, DL1 2YD - £184,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

1 MERTON CLOSE is a midsized extended detached house of 112m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990. It was last sold for £184,000 in April 2011, which was around 11% below the average April 2011 detached price in the Darlington local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was January 2010, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was D.

1 MERTON CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 1 MERTON CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Darlington local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 1 MERTON CLOSE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2011 18 APR	£184,000	£206,032	11% below HPI
2001 14 DEC	£97,000	£107,079	9% below HPI

1 MERTON CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Darlington local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 1 MERTON CLOSE sales from December 2001 and April 2011 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the December 2001 sale was for 9% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 9% below the HPI over time, until the April 2011 sale, where it falls to 11% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 11% below the HPI.

What might 1 MERTON CLOSE be worth now?

1 MERTON CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £250,733.

This is based on house price inflation of 36.3%, between April 2011 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Darlington local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 36.3% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 1 MERTON CLOSE of £184,000 on 18th April 2011. For the value to have increased from £184,000 to £250,733 over the twelve years and four months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 1 MERTON CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Darlington local authority area.
• The April 2011 sale price of £184,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 1 MERTON CLOSE has not materially changed since April 2011.

How Large is 1 MERTON CLOSE?

1 MERTON CLOSE is 112m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in January 2010. This puts it in the largest 50% of detached houses houses in Darlington, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Darlington, and where 1 MERTON CLOSE lies on this distribution: 57% of detached houses houses are smaller than 1 MERTON CLOSE, and 43% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Darlington.

1 MERTON CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

1 MERTON CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.103 of an acre, or 416m². The below map shows the location of 1 MERTON CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 1 MERTON CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 1 MERTON CLOSE?

1 MERTON CLOSE is located in DARLINGTON, in the DL1 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 1 on MERTON CLOSE.