8 The Towers, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AD
About 8 The Towers
8 The Towers is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 80 m² this is the 3rd 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. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at -4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 is 18% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 32% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015. At 80 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 13 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 The Towers'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 The Towers has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 The Towers was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -4.6% per year over 9 years.
£108,500
Growth on file: -4.6% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
24 September 2015Most recent
£108,500
-27.7%over 5 years19 March 2010
£150,000
-11.8%over 3 years12 April 2006
£170,000
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 8 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
Habitable Rooms for 8 The Towers lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,356
Street avg £1,707
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB