What kind of home is 30 Castle View, DL14 0DH?

30 Castle View, DL14 0DH is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 30 Castle View, DL14 0DH?

30 Castle View, DL14 0DH last sold for £346,500 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 30 Castle View, DL14 0DH?

The current EPC rating for 30 Castle View, DL14 0DH is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 30 Castle View, DL14 0DH?

30 Castle View, DL14 0DH has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 21 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 40% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DL14 0DH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 30 Castle View, DL14 0DH use?

The latest EPC at 30 Castle View, DL14 0DH records oil as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 30 Castle View, DL14 0DH?

30 Castle View, DL14 0DH is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 30 Castle View, DL14 0DH in?

30 Castle View, DL14 0DH sits in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland. It falls within the DL14 postcode district.

Is 30 Castle View, DL14 0DH in a safe area?

Police records around 30 Castle View, DL14 0DH show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (463% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 30 Castle View, DL14 0DH?

The closest primary school to 30 Castle View, DL14 0DH is Witton-le-Wear Primary School (100m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 30 Castle View, DL14 0DH?

The closest bus stop to 30 Castle View, DL14 0DH is High Street - Dun Cow, 189m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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30 Castle View, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0DH

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 30 Castle View

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

30 Castle View is a four-bedroom detached house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0DH). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (145 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £399,000 is 15.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 150.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £346,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

30 Castle View's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 30 Castle View, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

30 Castle View has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£399,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£346,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

15 April 2021Most recent
£346,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 0DH: £285,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in DL14 0DH

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On the street

Versus other Castle View homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 30 Castle View stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,125

Street avg £1,875

Strongly above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 8.6 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bishop Auckland district page.

Full Bishop Auckland report

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

0.2 km

High Street - Dun Cow — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Witton-le-Wear Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL14 0DH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL14 0DH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low

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