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1 Dunelm Chare, Escomb, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7SZ

Notable views
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
154 m²
1658 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Dunelm Chare

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

1 Dunelm Chare is a three-bedroom detached house in Escomb, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 7SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 11.3% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £150,000 in December 2022. 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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Dunelm Chare's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Dunelm Chare, Escomb, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7SZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Dunelm Chare 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.

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

Current estimate

£167,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£150,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 December 2022Most recent

    £150,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in DL14 7SZ: £61,500 (2021–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Dunelm Chare homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Dunelm Chare is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

62 (D)

Street avg 71 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

154 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.8 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above
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.

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

0.2 km

Saxon Church — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Escomb 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 7SZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DL14 7SZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL14 7SZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

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 1 Dunelm Chare, Escomb, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7SZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.