14 Rochester Close, Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0RJ

14 Rochester Close is a semi-detached house in Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in June 2003. At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 sits 162% above the 2003 sale of £64,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 58.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.