8 Post Office Street, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AW
About 8 Post Office Street
8 Post Office Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £166,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 26.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
8 Post Office Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
8 Post Office Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2014.
£175,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 11 years.
£166,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
31 July 2025Most recent
£166,000
+137.1%over 11 years5 June 2014
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 0AW: £189,950 (2022–2014).
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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
8 Post Office Street is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,747
Street avg £2,022
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Witton-le-Wear Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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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