1 Park Avenue, Coundon Gate, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8QH
About 1 Park Avenue
1 Park Avenue is an end-of-terrace house in Coundon Gate, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 8QH). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 132% above the 2021 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 32.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Sold April 2021 for £50,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2004
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Park Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£116,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 23 years.
£50,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
22 April 2021Most recent
£50,000
-30.1%over 14 years27 April 2006
£71,500
+175.0%over 3 years7 August 2002
£26,000
+40.5%over 4 years18 December 1997
£18,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 8QH: £85,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in DL14 8QH
17 Park Avenue, Coundon Gate, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8QH
Sold Nov 2024
£85,0008 Park Avenue, Coundon Gate, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8QH
Sold Nov 2022
£94,0007 Park Avenue, Coundon Gate, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8QH
Sold Oct 2022
£100,0009 Park Avenue, Coundon Gate, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8QH
Sold Jul 2022
£69,00010 Park Avenue, Coundon Gate, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8QH
Sold Dec 2018
£81,000
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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 Park Avenue homes
1 Park Avenue is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£909
Street avg £762
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
Allotments — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB