17 Post Office Street, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AW
About 17 Post Office Street
17 Post Office Street is a detached house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 67 m² it's 29.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
17 Post Office Street'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Post Office Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2011ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 2 (material samples), 3 (sample panel), 7 (joinery details), 9 (mortar mix) and 10 (landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 3/2008/00340
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/DC/2011/0049
- Jul 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Two storey side extension to create a lounge on the ground floor and additional bedroom and bathroom on the first floor
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/2008/0340
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Post Office 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
17 Post Office Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£165,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 0AW: £166,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in DL14 0AW
8 Post Office Street, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AW
Sold Jul 2025
£166,0001 Post Office Street, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AW
Sold Sept 2022
£383,00012 Post Office Street, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AW
Sold Oct 2020
£115,0005 Post Office Street, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AW
Sold Jun 2017
£195,000
Everything we know about 17 Post Office 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 Post Office Street homes
Floor Area for 17 Post Office Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
Post Office — 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
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB