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£150,000

Mechanics Yard, Darlington, County Durham, DL3

Land size
0.06 acres

Description

This building is located in Mechanics yard and is accessed from High Row or Skinnergate in Darlington Town Centre and all local amenities are within walking distance.

The property is suitable for a variety of uses subject to planning and is sold with vacant possession.

Arranged over ground, first and second floors complete with the link bridge that used to enter House of Fraser.

Please see enclosed floor plans.

Freehold £150,000

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
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Date Posted
2026-07-17

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

16 Mbps

Standard (10-30 Mbps)

Suitable for

  • Web & social
  • Music streaming
  • Standard video calls

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • St Augustine's Catholic Primary School531 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    224
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Polam Hall School696 metresOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    4 to 16
    Pupils
    842
    Type
    Free schools
  • Corporation Road Community Primary School844 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    282
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Reid Street Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    364
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Abbey Junior School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    362
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Polam Hall School696 metresOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    4 to 16
    Pupils
    842
    Type
    Free schools
  • St Aidan's Church of England Academy1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    587
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Carmel College1.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,367
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Hummersknott Academy1.5 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,215
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Haughton Academy1.6 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    854
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Tesco Cornmill Shopping Centre Express, Darlington184 metres
Sainsburys Darlington Duke Street Local, Darlington345 metres
Sainsburys Darlington, Darlington395 metres

GP surgery

Blacketts Medical Practice358 metres

Pharmacy

Boots318 metres

Hospital

Darlington Memorial Hospital819 metres

Green space

Playing Field334 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Darlington Rail Station728 metres

Nearest bus stop

Prebend Row109 metres

Typical drive times

Yarm18 min · 9.5 miles
Shildon18 min · 10 miles
Darlington1 min · 0.3 miles
Durham (city)31 min · 24 miles
Newton Aycliffe15 min · 8.2 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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