5 Morton Close, Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8YW
About 5 Morton Close
5 Morton Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 8YW). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
Last sale on file: £150,000 in August 2022. 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. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 is 12.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 49.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 67 m² it's 29.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Morton Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Morton Close
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
5 Morton Close's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£169,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 18 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2022Most recent
£150,000
+66.7%over 4 years18 December 2017
£90,000
-21.7%over 9 years25 June 2008
£115,000
-4.8%over 3 years7 October 2004
£120,745
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 8YW: £120,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in DL14 8YW
23 Morton Close, Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8YW
Sold Oct 2024
£168,00011 Morton Close, Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8YW
Sold Jul 2018
£100,0009 Morton Close, Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8YW
Sold Feb 2018
£120,00018 Morton Close, Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8YW
Sold Jan 2018
£102,00019 Morton Close, Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8YW
Sold Nov 2017
£120,000
Everything we know about 5 Morton Close, 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 Morton Close homes
Price per m² for 5 Morton Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,239
Street avg £1,441
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Prince Bishops Community Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB