What kind of home is 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA?

17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA?

17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA last sold for £160,000 in September 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £47,500 in April 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA?

Across 6 sales between April 1998 and September 2023, 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA rose from £47,500 to £160,000, a change of £112,500. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA?

The current EPC rating for 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in February 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA?

17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (721 sq ft), around 22 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 42% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DL14 7RA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA use?

The latest EPC at 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA?

17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA in?

17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA sits in Bishop Auckland. It falls within the DL14 postcode district.

Is 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA 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.

What schools are near 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA?

The closest primary school to 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA is Etherley Lane Primary School (109m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is King James I Academy Bishop Auckland (842m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA?

The closest bus stop to 17 Clarence Street, DL14 7RA is Etherley Lane - Clinic, 97m away. The nearest rail option is Bishop Auckland West Weardale Rail Station, 428m away.

Calculators

Featured

UK House Price Map

30 years of UK sold prices mapped by postcode district.

Postcode-level detail
Compare areas side by side

Open the map

17 Clarence Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RA

6 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

67 m²

721 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Clarence Street

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

17 Clarence Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bishop Auckland (DL14 7RA). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 155.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2023 for £160,000.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 17 Clarence Street

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Larger development activity nearby

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2023

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2023from Feb 2013

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Roof Insulation

InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Low Energy Lighting

41%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Clarence Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Clarence Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Clarence Street

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

£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£166,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2023)

£160,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

14 September 2023Most recent
£160,000
+6.7%over 2 years
22 March 2021
£149,950
+9.5%over 7 years
2 May 2013
£137,000
+5.4%over 5 years
30 November 2007
£130,000
-5.8%over 1 year
31 August 2006
£138,000
+190.5%over 8 years
29 April 1998
£47,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 7RA: £167,250 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in DL14 7RA

Before you offer

Everything we know about 17 Clarence 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

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

On the street

Versus other Clarence Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Clarence Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,388

Street avg £1,063

Strongly above

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£167k

1 Dunelm Chare, Escomb

DL14 7SZ

3 bed1 bath

£180k

1 Addison Road, Toronto

DL14 7RN

3 bed

£200k

1 Barrington Street, Toronto

DL14 7SA

3 bed

£113k

1 East Parade

DL14 7BW

3 bed

£248k

1 Escomb Villas, Escomb Lane, Escomb

DL14 7SP

3 bed1 bath

£269k

1 Clarence Street

DL14 7RA

3 bed2 bath

£158k

1 Broken Banks

DL14 7QN

2 bed1 bath

£214k

1 Etherley Lane

DL14 7QR

4 bed

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

Etherley Lane - Clinic — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL14 7RA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

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 17 Clarence Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.