Honeychurch Cottage, West End, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BL
About Honeychurch Cottage
Honeychurch Cottage is a detached house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 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. Today's modelled estimate of £630,000 is 11.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 118.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (November 2014).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Honeychurch Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Honeychurch Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2012New BuildOutlineIn report
Outline planning application for 1 no. Dwelling with all matters reserved
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/2012/0260
- Nov 2002
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Honeychurch Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£630,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£565,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 November 2014Most recent
£565,000
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 Honeychurch Cottage, 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
On price per m², Honeychurch Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,770
Street avg £1,556
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB