7 Bishops Gate, Durham, DH1 4JU
About 7 Bishops Gate
7 Bishops Gate is a detached house in Durham (DH1 4JU). It has a recorded floor area of 372 m² (around 4004 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2013) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 372 m² the property is well over the postcode median (277 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,016,000 is 32.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 25.1% below the postcode norm. Last sold in January 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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Energy performance
7 Bishops Gate's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Aug 2023
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Planning history
7 Bishops Gate has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 7 Bishops Gate, Durham, DH1 4JU
- Jan 2021ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey infill extension to side of dwelling to form cloak and utility space
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/20/03531/FPA
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Sales history & valuation
7 Bishops Gate has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.
£1,016,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.2% per year over 7 years.
£765,000
Growth on file: 14.2% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
31 January 2014Most recent
£765,000
+168.4%over 2 years23 December 2011
£285,000
-3.4%over 5 years23 November 2006
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 4JU: £690,000 (2024–2014).
Versus other Bishops Gate homes
7 Bishops Gate is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,056
Street avg £2,707
Floor Area
372 m²
Street avg 318 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Years Held
12 years
Street avg 6 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Fieldhouse Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB






