12 Helmsley Drive, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NX
About 12 Helmsley Drive
12 Helmsley Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Coundon, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 8NX). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1050 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2011) shows a C (score 74). The latest certificate is from December 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
It hasn't traded since April 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 98 m² it's 28.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 18 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
12 Helmsley Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Dec 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Helmsley Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Dec 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of conservatory to the rear of the dwelling
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/2005/0987
- Dec 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Reference
- 3/2002/0651
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 12 Helmsley Drive
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
12 Helmsley Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£123,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 1 year.
£124,500
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
10 April 2008Most recent
£124,500
+3.8%23 November 2007
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 8NX: £105,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in DL14 8NX
21 Helmsley Drive, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NX
Sold Dec 2023
£95,50019 Helmsley Drive, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NX
Sold Dec 2022
£105,00026 Helmsley Drive, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NX
Sold Jun 2021
£115,0009 Helmsley Drive, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NX
Sold Nov 2018
£119,95014 Helmsley Drive, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NX
Sold Mar 2018
£120,000
Everything we know about 12 Helmsley Drive, 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 Helmsley Drive homes
12 Helmsley Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,277
Street avg £1,117
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Tees Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon. 6 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
52.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB