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1 Church Square, High Etherley, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0HW

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 1 Church Square

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

1 Church Square is an end-of-terrace house in High Etherley, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0HW). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 is 11.4% below the 2021 sale of £140,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it's 28.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 8 EPCs). Last sale on file: £140,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2023from Mar 2011
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting
100%71%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Church Square, High Etherley, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0HW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Church Square 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.

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On the street

Versus other Church Square homes

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

1 Church Square outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,667

Street avg £1,183

Strongly above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 6.3 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

0.0 km

Red House Estate — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Toft Hill Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 0HW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DL14 0HW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL14 0HW

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 1 Church Square, High Etherley, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0HW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.