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

7 The Towers is a two-bedroom property in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1295 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views. At 120 m² this is the 10th 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, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 120 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2006–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at -5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 29% below the postcode norm. On the market in November 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.