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4 Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QR

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
280 m²
3014 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Etherley Lane

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

4 Etherley Lane is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop Auckland (DL14 7QR). It has a recorded floor area of 280 m² (around 3014 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 280 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 82.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £370,000. 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff street

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

4 Etherley Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
21.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2020
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    2m crown reduction to road/south-east facing side only and 10% crown thinning of 1no. Maple tree

    Agent
    Olivers Tree Services Ltd
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    DM/20/02307/TPO
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2007
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    25% crown reduction and pruning works

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    3/TPO/2007/0019
    View planning record
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£403,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£370,000

Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 June 2021Most recent

    £370,000

    +51.0%over 3 years
  2. 30 August 2017

    £245,000

    -6.7%over 12 years
  3. 9 June 2005

    £262,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 7QR: £170,000 (2025–2020).

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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.

CO₂ Emissions for 4 Etherley Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,321

Street avg £926

Strongly above

Floor Area

280 m²

Street avg 170 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

21.0 t/year

Street avg 9.7 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for DL14 7QR

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.