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

5 The Towers is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. At 65 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (65–188 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on lpg.

At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold July 2023 for £120,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at -1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 10.8% above the 2023 sale price.