What kind of home is 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ?

12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ sell for?

12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ last sold for £145,950 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £46,000 in June 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ?

Across 3 sales between June 1995 and December 2022, 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ rose from £46,000 to £145,950, a change of £99,950. That works out to roughly +4.3% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ?

The current EPC rating for 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in July 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ?

12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 31% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DL14 8LQ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ use?

The latest EPC at 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ?

12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ 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 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ in?

12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ sits in Coundon, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland. It falls within the DL14 postcode district.

What is crime like near 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ?

Police records around 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ 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 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ?

The closest primary school to 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ is Victoria Lane Academy (183m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is King James I Academy Bishop Auckland (2.6km).

How well connected is 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ?

The closest bus stop to 12 Brinsley Court, DL14 8LQ is Chapel Place, 182m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Brinsley Court, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8LQ

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Brinsley Court

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

12 Brinsley Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Coundon, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 8LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 17.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 205.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £145,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff street

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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 Brinsley Court sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Brinsley Court, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8LQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Brinsley Court has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.

Current estimate

£171,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£145,950

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

19 December 2022Most recent
£145,950
+16.8%over 1 year
26 March 2021
£125,000
+171.7%over 25 years
27 June 1995
£46,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 8LQ: £80,000 (2025–2014).

Nearby sales in DL14 8LQ

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On the street

Versus other Brinsley Court homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Brinsley Court outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,085

Street avg £934

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

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Comparables

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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

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

Chapel Place — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Victoria Lane Academy. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL14 8LQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL14 8LQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low

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