16 Blackett Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7TD
About 16 Blackett Street
16 Blackett Street is a mid-terrace house in Bishop Auckland (DL14 7TD). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since May 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 sits 275% above the 2003 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£23/sq ft) was about 49.1% below the postcode norm.
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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
16 Blackett Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Blackett Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
16 Blackett Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2003).
£120,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£32,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 May 2003Most recent
£32,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 7TD: £57,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in DL14 7TD
8 Blackett Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7TD
Sold Jul 2025
£57,00014 Blackett Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7TD
Sold Mar 2025
£75,0006 Blackett Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7TD
Sold May 2024
£954,0002 Blackett Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7TD
Sold Mar 2024
£35,0001 Blackett Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7TD
Sold Jan 2024
£39,950
Everything we know about 16 Blackett 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
Versus other Blackett Street homes
16 Blackett Street outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£242
Street avg £1,334
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Railway Station bus stop — 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
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB