2 Witton Tower Gardens, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0DJ
About 2 Witton Tower Gardens
2 Witton Tower Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil.
Sold April 2024 for £345,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 50.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
2 Witton Tower Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 2 Witton Tower Gardens is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Feb 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Lime. Reduce and reshape by 2-3 metres and remove all deadwood and any broken or hung up branches and crown lift 3.5m
- Agent
- Arborline Tree Services
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/23/00048/TPO
- Aug 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Pruning of 1 Sycamore tree and 2 oak trees by a maximum of 1.5m
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/22/02015/TPO
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Witton Tower Gardens
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
2 Witton Tower Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 24 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
9 April 2024Most recent
£345,000
+7.8%over 3 years5 March 2021
£320,000
+64.1%over 18 years22 November 2002
£195,000
+20.0%over 2 years17 December 1999
£162,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 0DJ: £260,000 (2019–1999).
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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
Versus other Witton Tower Gardens homes
2 Witton Tower Gardens is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
192 m²
Street avg 197 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 10.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
High Street - Dun Cow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Witton-le-Wear Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB