Lots of people say moving home is one of the top ten most stressful events in your life. Fortunately, there is a way to mitigate your stress. In a nutshell, start as early as you can, plan ahead and do everything you can to make it easy on yourself, your family and even the family pet. As an agent in Darlington, my team and myself have been helping homeowners, landlords, buyers and tenants move, sell and let their Darlington homes for many years. So I thought I would share some top tips for making your move as stress free as possible – then find out which streets in Darlington have moved the most in the last 3 years.
The first tip is to plan ahead and write a list; because whilst it is taking between 15 and 20 weeks at the moment from finding a buyer to moving, those few weeks will fly by in no time as day to day life carries on. Next, get yourself a decent home removal company as they are worth their weight in gold on moving day – and if you need to know a good one in Darlington – drop me a line and I will let you know who my clients are raving about.
Next, a cluttered Darlington home doesn't sell or let well, so maybe consider decluttering before you market the property. It will sell/let better and when it comes to the move – the job will be so much easier. Know where you plan to put all your important documents (like Passports and Bank PIN etc). Tell your utility providers and it is a good idea to create electronic copies of significant documents by scanning and saving them onto a USB stick and don't forget to get your mail redirected.
On the day of moving home stress levels will be high and I know you will want to get everything packed away and have the tea on by 5.30 pm! Those who have moved many times know that isn't the case. Be realistic, as it's doubtful you are going to unpack all your boxes in your new home by the end of the first day. You may be able to get some pieces out to make your home look somewhat like yours when you move, but the painting and aesthetic wallpaper will have to wait a little while longer as you get all your big stuff in and placed where you want it. The design can wait, it will also give you time to check out color pallets and wall designs for your new surroundings.
Make sure to keep your ‘Moving Day Survival Equipment' close by, change of clothes, wash equipment, cold bottles of water, biscuits, kettle, tea/coffee/milk, crisps (even G&T??) to keep your spirits, morale and energy up – you will be fine.. but it will take a few days to completely unpack and get your new Darlington home the way you would like it to be. As long as you have your bed set up and made by the end of moving day – you can have the rest of the weekend to get ship shape.
So, which street or road in Darlington (DL3 to be more precise) has put themselves through one of the most stressful moments in their life over the last 3 years? Which street has seen the most home moves and experienced the trials of moving home.
Coniscliffe Road comes in at the top spot, with 49 home movers in the last 36 months with a total property value of 13,329,000 sold, interestingly there are 384 properties on the road … so have a look at the top 20 and see if your street is in the Top 20!
… but before you go, if you do need any help or guidance about moving home or advice about the current state of the Darlington property market, then feel free to drop me a line or read the other articles in my blog on the Darlington Property market.
DL3 Street
or Road |
Number of Properties Sold in the last 36 months |
Total Value of Property Sold |
Coniscliffe Road | 49 | 13,329,000 |
Carmel Road North | 48 | 13,265,000 |
School Street | 29 | 5,198,000 |
Glaisdale Court | 23 | 6,282,000 |
Greenbank Road | 23 | 2,376,000 |
Mannerton Grove | 20 | 3,520,000 |
Woodland Road | 17 | 3,027,000 |
West Auckland Road | 16 | 1,904,000 |
Aldgrove Way | 16 | 2,686,000 |
Stanhope Road South | 15 | 2,721,000 |
Eggleston View | 15 | 1,269,000 |
Alwyn Road | 15 | 1,910,000 |
Cleveland Terrace | 15 | 3,790,000 |
Hummersknott Avenue | 15 | 3,224,000 |
Longfield Road | 15 | 1,414,000 |
Salutation Road | 14 | 2,796,000 |
Craig Street | 14 | 1,177,000 |
Barnes Road | 14 | 2,612,000 |
Hartington Way | 14 | 2,318,000 |
Westmoreland Street | 13 | 927,000 |