2 The Copse, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BA
About 2 The Copse
2 The Copse is a four-bedroom detached house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 is 49.6% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: May 2019 at £260,000.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 The Copse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 The Copse has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of conservatory and construction of single storey extension to rear of bungalow and new dormer roof light
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/24/00725/FPA
- Apr 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Remove leaning stem to ground to T1 Ash and Reduce the height of all to the lower centre height up to 5m from height of high tree G1 Cypress, Yew and Cypress group
- Agent
- Arbor 82
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/21/00580/TCA
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Sales history & valuation
£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 17 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
12 May 2019Most recent
£260,000
+67.8%over 16 years8 August 2002
£154,950
Median price across the last 1 sales in DL14 0BA: £266,000 (2005–2005).
Nearby sales in DL14 0BA
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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
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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
Witton Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Witton-le-Wear Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB