Orchard House, Durham Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7HU
About Orchard House
Orchard House is a detached house in Bishop Auckland (DL14 7HU). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1988 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 is 13.7% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. At 185 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (227 m² median across 10 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Orchard House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Orchard House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2013Tree WorksTreesIn report
Felling of 1 no. Blue cypress tree (T18) and reduction of 1 no. Beech (T16) covered by tpo wvdc dalegarth tpo 1982
- Agent
- All Seasons Arborists
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/TP/2013/0015
- Apr 2009Tree WorksTreesIn report
Felling of T1 of tpo dalegarth, bishop auckland
- Agent
- Arboricultural Division Ltd
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/TP/2009/0003
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Orchard House
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Orchard House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.7% per year over 6 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: -1.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
11 June 2013Most recent
£365,000
-9.9%over 5 years19 July 2007
£405,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 7HU: £385,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in DL14 7HU
33 Durham Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7HU
Sold Oct 2025
£290,00019 Durham Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7HU
Sold Oct 2023
£525,00031 Durham Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7HU
Sold Jun 2021
£385,0005 Durham Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7HU
Sold Feb 2021
£485,00029 Durham Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7HU
Sold Apr 2019
£420,000
Everything we know about Orchard 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 Durham Road homes
Floor Area for Orchard House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,976
Street avg £1,734
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 238 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 12.5 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
0.6 km
Kingsway Temporary Park and Ride — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland. 14 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
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB