2 The Towers, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AD
About 2 The Towers
2 The Towers is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. At 188 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (65–188 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 14 units on file. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil.
At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2007–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at -2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 17.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 33.4% below the postcode norm. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- ParkingYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 The Towers's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2011HeritageIn report
Install a 225MM wide code 4 lead flashing dressed over the parapet surrounding the roof area to prevent water ingress through the capping stones
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/2010/0556
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 The Towers valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.0% per year over 9 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: -2.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
5 June 2016Most recent
£250,000
-16.4%over 8 years9 August 2007
£299,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 0AD: £173,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in DL14 0AD
4 The Towers, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AD
Sold May 2025
£185,5005 The Towers, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AD
Sold Jul 2023
£120,00015 The Towers, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AD
Sold Nov 2021
£245,00012 The Towers, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AD
Sold May 2019
£218,0001 The Towers, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AD
Sold May 2019
£237,000
Everything we know about 2 The Towers, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other The Towers homes
Price per m² for 2 The Towers lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,330
Street avg £1,711
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
High Street - Dun Cow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Witton-le-Wear Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB