31 Castle View, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0DH
About 31 Castle View
31 Castle View is a five-bedroom detached house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0DH). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 91.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £438,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
31 Castle View's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 31 Castle View.
- Jun 2023Solar PanelsFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, detached sun room, canopy to front, alterations to porch, external cladding, solar panels and roof lights, insertion of 2 windows to ground floor side elevation and increase size of first floor bedroom window (Amended Description)
- Agent
- Padgett White: Architects Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/23/00874/FPA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 31 Castle View
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
Latest sale on 31 Castle View was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£455,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£438,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 December 2022Most recent
£438,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 0DH: £285,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in DL14 0DH
11 Castle View, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0DH
Sold Oct 2024
£275,00030 Castle View, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0DH
Sold Apr 2021
£346,50023 Castle View, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0DH
Sold Aug 2019
£300,00037 Castle View, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0DH
Sold Jul 2018
£285,00036 Castle View, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0DH
Sold Sept 2017
£217,500
Everything we know about 31 Castle View, 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 Castle View homes
Habitable Rooms for 31 Castle View runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,151
Street avg £1,997
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 8.5 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
0.2 km
High Street - Dun Cow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Witton-le-Wear Primary School. 2 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
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB