36 Durham Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7BN
About 36 Durham Street
36 Durham Street is an end-of-terrace house in Bishop Auckland (DL14 7BN). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 37.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 62.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £85,000. 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 performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
36 Durham Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£117,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 6 years.
£85,000
Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
30 June 2022Most recent
£85,000
+3.7%over 6 years23 May 2016
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 7BN: £50,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in DL14 7BN
17 Durham Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7BN
Sold Jan 2025
£58,00070 Durham Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7BN
Sold Mar 2024
£56,00078 Durham Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7BN
Sold Jul 2022
£39,00033 Durham Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7BN
Sold Dec 2020
£50,00015 Durham Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7BN
Sold Sept 2019
£38,000
Everything we know about 36 Durham Street, 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 Durham Street homes
36 Durham Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£955
Street avg £634
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Princes St - Gibbon St — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Etherley Lane Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB