What type of property is 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR?

12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR is a 4-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR last change hands?

12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR last sold for £55,000 in November 1999, around 27 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £49,000 in November 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR changed over time?

Across 3 sales between November 1996 and November 1999, 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR rose from £49,000 to £55,000, a change of £6,000. That works out to roughly +4% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR?

The current EPC rating for 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR is F with a score of 37 out of 100, lodged in August 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR?

12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (1,399 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DL14 7QR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR?

12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR is in council tax band C.

Where is 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR located?

12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR sits in Bishop Auckland. It falls within the DL14 postcode district.

What is crime like near 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR?

Police records around 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR 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 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR?

The closest primary school to 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR is Etherley Lane Primary School (247m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is King James I Academy Bishop Auckland (778m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR?

The closest bus stop to 12 Etherley Lane, DL14 7QR is Princes Street top, 50m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station Stand A, 375m away.

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12 Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QR

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

130 m²

1399 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 37

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Etherley Lane

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

12 Etherley Lane is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bishop Auckland (DL14 7QR). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in November 1999. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 sits 223.6% above the 1999 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£39/sq ft) was about 48.9% below the postcode norm.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

Energy

Energy performance

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

12 Etherley Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F37

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

13.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Etherley Lane has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

12 Etherley Lane's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£178,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (1999)

£55,000

Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

4 November 1999Most recent
£55,000
+11.1%over 12 months
12 November 1998
£49,500
+1.0%over 1 year
22 November 1996
£49,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 7QR: £172,500 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in DL14 7QR

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On the street

Versus other Etherley Lane homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 12 Etherley Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£423

Street avg £1,001

Strongly below

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 181 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 10.3 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bishop Auckland district page.

Full Bishop Auckland report

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 Street top — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Etherley Lane Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL14 7QR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL14 7QR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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