9 School Street, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AS
About 9 School Street
9 School Street is a five-bedroom detached house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 420 m² (around 4521 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony, notable views and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 420 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, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £858,000 is 11.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 21.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £768,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
9 School Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Hawthorn - remove tree felled in storm - protected by a TPO
- Reference
- DM/15/03873/TPO
- Feb 2005Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell and prune trees (tpo 2000 - school street)
- Reference
- 3/2005/0047
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 9 School Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9 School Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£858,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£768,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 October 2022Most recent
£768,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 0AS: £220,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in DL14 0AS
5 School Street, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AS
Sold Nov 2023
£350,0006 School Street, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AS
Sold Jul 2023
£220,00017 School Street, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AS
Sold May 2023
£160,00018 School Street, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AS
Sold Feb 2021
£360,000Brownbridges, School Street, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AS
Sold Jun 2016
£237,000
Everything we know about 9 School Street, 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 School Street homes
On habitable rooms, 9 School Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,829
Street avg £1,659
Floor Area
420 m²
Street avg 191 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 8.5 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
0.0 km
School Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Witton-le-Wear Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB