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3 Church Street, High Etherley, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0HT

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Church Street

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

3 Church Street is a mid-terrace house in High Etherley, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0HT). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Last sale on file: £111,000 in March 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 85.1% 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

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2017from Jan 2014
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Walls
Very PoorGood

Wall insulation improved

Roof Insulation
PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Church Street, High Etherley, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2012
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Conservatory to rear, pitch roof and dormer window to existing rear extension and porch to front

    ExtensionConservatory
    Documents
    28 docs on file
    Reference
    6/2012/0106/DM
    View planning record
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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

£110,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£111,000

Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 March 2021Most recent

    £111,000

    +33.7%over 3 years
  2. 10 October 2017

    £83,000

    +69.4%over 3 years
  3. 24 March 2014

    £49,000

    -41.7%over 5 years
  4. 14 August 2008

    £84,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 0HT: £116,500 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 3 Church Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,682

Street avg £943

Strongly above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly above
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.

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

Three Tuns West — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Toft Hill Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL14 0HT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Church Street, High Etherley, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0HT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.