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

7 School Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (158 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 is 11.4% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 32.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 15 years since the last transfer (November 2011). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.