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8 Ascot Way, St Helen Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9AN

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
119 m²
1281 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 78
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Ascot Way

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

8 Ascot Way is a semi-detached house in St. Helen Auckland, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 9AN). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 56 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 is 32.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £143,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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 2)
Nov 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2020from Jul 2010
Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Wall Insulation
Partial InsulationInsulated Cavity

Wall insulation upgraded

Floor Insulation
PartialInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting
10%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Ascot Way, St Helen Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Ascot Way has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications 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.

8 Ascot Way's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£190,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.4% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£143,000

Growth on file: -0.4% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 July 2021Most recent

    £143,000

    -4.7%over 10 years

  2. 23 September 2010

    £149,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL14 9AN: £130,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Ascot Way homes

Four headline reads against 56 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 8 Ascot Way runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,202

Street avg £1,578

Strongly below

Floor Area

119 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£180k

1 Alpine Terrace, Evenwood

DL14 9QT

3 bed1 bath
£218k

1 Bainbridge Court, St Helen Auckland

DL14 9EJ

4 bed2 bath
£160k

1 2, Flat, Shirley Terrace, Evenwood

DL14 9RB

Flat
£140k

1 Brookside, Evenwood

DL14 9RA

2 bed
£140k

1 Bucks Head Farm Cottages, Evenwood

DL14 9SP

£137k

1 Dale View Cottages, St Helen Auckland

DL14 9BL

£137k

1 Dent Street

DL14 9SZ

4 bed2 bath
£135k

1 Bishops Court, St Helen Auckland

DL14 9FB

3 bed
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

Melrose Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Helen Auckland Community Primary School. 14 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 9AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DL14 9AN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL14 9AN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

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 8 Ascot Way, St Helen Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9AN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.