What type of property is 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF?

5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF sell for?

5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF last sold for £146,000 in February 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £44,000 in October 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF?

Across 4 sales between October 1995 and February 2023, 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF rose from £44,000 to £146,000, a change of £102,000. That works out to roughly +4.5% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF?

5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (1,141 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 41% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DL14 6HF. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF have?

5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF has council approval for rear extension granted in July 2006 under ref. 3/2006/0422. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF?

5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF located?

5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF sits in Bishop Auckland. It falls within the DL14 postcode district.

What is crime like near 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF?

Police records around 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (463% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF?

The closest primary school to 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF is Cockton Hill Junior School (161m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is King James I Academy Bishop Auckland (797m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF?

The closest bus stop to 5 Ashcroft Gardens, DL14 6HF is Cockton Hill Club, 173m away. The nearest rail option is Bishop Auckland Rail Station, 397m away.

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5 Ashcroft Gardens, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6HF

4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

106 m²

1141 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 5 Ashcroft Gardens

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

5 Ashcroft Gardens is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop Auckland (DL14 6HF). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 is 13% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 70.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £146,000.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

Outside

GarageYes

Building

TenureFreehold

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Ashcroft Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

7.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Ashcroft Gardens, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6HF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jul 2006
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Rear of property
Sun room to rear of no. 3 ashcroft gardens and new front boundary wall to nos. 3 and 5 ashcroft gardens
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
3/2006/0422
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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.

Latest sale on 5 Ashcroft Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£165,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£146,000

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

10 February 2023Most recent
£146,000
+100.0%over 19 years
19 June 2003
£73,000
+75.9%over 6 years
22 May 1997
£41,500
-5.7%over 1 year
23 October 1995
£44,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 6HF: £70,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in DL14 6HF

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Versus other Ashcroft Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 45 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Ashcroft Gardens outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,377

Street avg £831

Strongly above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Cockton Hill Club — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Cockton Hill Junior School. 14 schools nearby.

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Noise

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL14 6HF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.2dB

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