School House, Church Square, High Etherley, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0HW
About School House
School House is a three-bedroom detached house in High Etherley, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0HW). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 234.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £322,500. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
School House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
School House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on School House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£312,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 16 years.
£322,500
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
27 October 2022Most recent
£322,500
+15.2%over 1 year18 August 2021
£280,000
+75.0%over 14 years23 March 2007
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 0HW: £99,000 (2024–2000).
Nearby sales in DL14 0HW
2a, Church Square, High Etherley, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0HW
Sold Sept 2024
£99,0001 Church Square, High Etherley, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0HW
Sold Feb 2021
£140,0008 Church Square, High Etherley, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0HW
Sold Dec 2018
£63,00010 Church Square, High Etherley, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0HW
Sold Apr 2012
£130,000Hillmau Lodge, Church Square, High Etherley, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0HW
Sold Dec 2000
£75,000
Everything we know about School House, 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 Church Square homes
Price per m² for School House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,688
Street avg £979
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
0.0 km
Red House Estate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Toft Hill Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB