10 The Towers, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AD

10 The Towers is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). At 100 m² this is the 7th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 65–188 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 14 units on file.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode.