5 West End, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BL
About 5 West End
5 West End is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 809 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 39). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 is 39.2% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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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
Energy performance
5 West End'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2025FullIn report
Change of use from agricultural land to domestic garden and engineering works to create terraced garden (retrospective)
- Agent
- John Taylor Architects Limited
Retrospective- Documents
- 46 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/24/03060/FPA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 West End has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.6% per year over 11 years.
£125,000
Growth on file: 16.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
11 July 2013Most recent
£125,000
+19.0%over 3 years5 March 2010
£105,000
+377.3%over 7 years14 March 2002
£22,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 0BL: £300,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in DL14 0BL
9 West End, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BL
Sold Dec 2024
£302,777West House, West End, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BL
Sold Feb 2022
£342,0003 West End, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BL
Sold Dec 2020
£141,000Westholme Farm, West End, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BL
Sold Sept 2020
£205,0004 West End, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BL
Sold Apr 2019
£218,000
Everything we know about 5 West End, 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 West End homes
5 West End is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,664
Street avg £1,657
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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
Daleside Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB