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5 Morton Close, Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8YW

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
67 m²
721 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Morton Close

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

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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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Apr 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2022from Apr 2009
Roof
GoodVery Good

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
75%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Morton Close, Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8YW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Morton Close 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.

5 Morton Close's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£169,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£150,000

Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 August 2022Most recent

    £150,000

    +66.7%over 4 years
  2. 18 December 2017

    £90,000

    -21.7%over 9 years
  3. 25 June 2008

    £115,000

    -4.8%over 3 years
  4. 7 October 2004

    £120,745

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 8YW: £120,000 (2024–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Morton Close homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 5 Morton Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,239

Street avg £1,441

Strongly above

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly above
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL14 8YW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Morton Close, Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8YW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.