18 School Street, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AS

18 School Street is a detached house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on oil.

At 217 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 is 18.3% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £360,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.