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Close House, Bishop Auckland

MyStreetCheck free street report: Close House, Bishop Auckland · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bishop-auckland-county-durham/close-house/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DL14 8RR, DL14 8RS.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£43,450
15 sales
Price range
£21k – £93k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Mar 2025
DL14 8RS

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At a glance

House prices£43k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station28 min walkShildon station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 41 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

15 property sales on Close House, Bishop Auckland have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 21 Mar 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £43,480. Average sale prices rose from £31,250 in 2016 to £32,475 in 2025 (+4%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 13 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 12 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% terraced, 27% semi-detached, 7% detached. Recorded sale prices on Close House range from £21,000 to £92,999. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Close House compared

DL14 postcode area£144,383
Bishop Auckland£156,802
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Close House has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DL14 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £31,250 (2 sales)2016£31k2017: £30,800 (1 sales)2017£31k2018: £25,000 (1 sales)2018£25k2019: £25,500 (2 sales)2019£26k2021: £38,750 (2 sales)2021£39k2022: £33,000 (1 sales)2022£33k2023: £71,333 (3 sales)2023£71k2024: £92,999 (1 sales)2024£93k2025: £32,475 (2 sales)2025£32k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 41 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced10£43,48021 Mar 2025
Semi-detached4£32,23828 Feb 2025
Detached1£88,00031 Mar 2023

Sold prices on Close House

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
23, Close House DL14 8RR 28 Jan 2026£25,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Close House DL14 8RR 4 Nov 2025£39,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Close House DL14 8RR 29 Aug 2025£39,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Close House DL14 8RR 7 Aug 2025£31,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Close House DL14 8RS 4 Jun 2025£33,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Close House DL14 8RS 21 Mar 2025£35,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Close House DL14 8RR 28 Feb 2025£29,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Close House DL14 8RS 6 Feb 2025£75,999 TerracedFreehold
44, Close House DL14 8RS 24 Dec 2024£92,999 TerracedFreehold
46, Close House DL14 8RS 21 Nov 2024£29,500 TerracedFreehold
15, Close House DL14 8RR 31 Oct 2024£25,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Close House DL14 8RR 30 Oct 2024£30,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Close House DL14 8RS 29 Oct 2024£32,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Close House DL14 8RS 6 Aug 2024£30,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Close House DL14 8RR 23 Jul 2024£28,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Close House DL14 8RR 23 Jul 2024£28,500 TerracedFreehold
44, Close House DL14 8RS 10 May 2024£50,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Close House DL14 8RR 19 Apr 2024£35,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Close House DL14 8RS 8 Dec 2023£25,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Close House DL14 8RS 4 Oct 2023£39,749 OtherFreehold
54, Close House DL14 8RS 9 Aug 2023£70,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Close House DL14 8RS 9 Jun 2023£82,999 TerracedFreehold
40, Close House DL14 8RS 11 May 2023£43,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Close House DL14 8RS 20 Apr 2023£39,999 TerracedFreehold
5, Close House DL14 8RR 31 Mar 2023£88,000 DetachedFreehold
55, Close House DL14 8RS 6 May 2022£33,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Close House DL14 8RR 4 Mar 2022£30,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Close House DL14 8RR 16 Aug 2021£36,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Close House DL14 8RS 25 Jan 2021£41,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Close House DL14 8RR 2 Dec 2019£30,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Close House DL14 8RR 2 Oct 2019£21,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Close House DL14 8RR 21 Sep 2018£210,000 OtherFreehold
8, Close House DL14 8RR 13 Jul 2018£25,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Close House DL14 8RS 13 Sep 2017£30,800 TerracedFreehold
57, Close House DL14 8RS 4 Jul 2017£18,750 TerracedFreehold
1, Close House DL14 8RR 22 Mar 2017£80,000 OtherFreehold
25, Close House DL14 8RR 4 Nov 2016£33,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Close House DL14 8RR 9 Sep 2016£29,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Close House DL14 8RR 12 Jul 2016£32,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Close House DL14 8RR 31 Mar 2016£20,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Close House DL14 8RR 18 Mar 2016£15,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
23, Close House £28,500 (Jul 2024) → £25,000 (Jan 2026) -12%
over 2 yrs
21, Close House £28,000 (Jul 2024) → £39,000 (Nov 2025) +39%
over 1 yr
25, Close House £33,000 (Nov 2016) → £36,500 (Aug 2021) → £39,950 (Aug 2025) +21%
over 9 yrs
15, Close House £30,000 (Oct 2024) → £31,000 (Aug 2025) +3%
over under a year
51, Close House £25,000 (Dec 2023) → £35,000 (Mar 2025) +40%
over 1 yr
27, Close House £20,000 (Mar 2016) → £29,500 (Sep 2016) → £30,000 (Mar 2022) → £29,950 (Feb 2025) +50%
over 9 yrs
46, Close House £29,500 (Nov 2024) → £75,999 (Feb 2025) +158%
over under a year
44, Close House £41,000 (Jan 2021) → £50,000 (May 2024) → £92,999 (Dec 2024) +127%
over 4 yrs
50, Close House £30,000 (Aug 2024) → £32,000 (Oct 2024) +7%
over under a year
43, Close House £39,999 (Apr 2023) → £82,999 (Jun 2023) +108%
over under a year
8, Close House £25,000 (Jul 2018) → £30,000 (Dec 2019) +20%
over 1 yr
57, Close House £18,750 (Jul 2017) → £30,800 (Sep 2017) +64%
over under a year
18, Close House £15,000 (Mar 2016) → £32,000 (Jul 2016) +113%
over under a year

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Schools near Close House

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Prince Bishops Community Primary School 210 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Thornhill Primary School 205 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.9 mi
St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon 239 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
St Andrew's Academy 191 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.1 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon 100 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Requires improvement Report 1.3 mi
Victoria Lane Academy 155 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.3 mi
Timothy Hackworth Primary School 329 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.4 mi
Cockton Hill Junior School 187 pupils Primary 7–11 Requires improvement Report 1.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Shildon station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Bishop Auckland station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
  • Bishop Auckland West Station station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Gibson Street (W-bound, Gibson Street) 1 min walk
  • Working Mens Club (S-bound, Unclassified Road to Gurney Valley) 1 min walk
  • Working Mens Club (N-bound, Unclassified Road to Gurney Valley) 1 min walk
  • Gibson Street (E-bound, Gibson Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hallgarth Surgery
    Cheapside, Shildon · 0.8 mi
  • Auckland Medical Group
    The Old Fire House, Watling Road, Bishop Auckland · 1.5 mi
  • Station View Medical Centre
    29A Escomb Road, Bishop Auckland · 1.7 mi
  • Bishopgate Medical Centre
    178 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Coundon Local · 1.2 mi
  • Spar Spar - Shildon · 1.2 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar Parkhead Service Station · 1.4 mi
  • Spar PFS EG Cockton Hill · 1.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cheapside Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Well · 0.9 mi
  • Hancock & Ainsley Ltd · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • 23-27 Main Street (dental Surgery) · 1.0 mi
  • Victoria Lane Health Centre · 1.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income2 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.4%62.5%
Private rented26.0%20.3%
Social rented15.7%17.1%
Households747

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.2%64.1%
Aged 65+16.3%18.6%
Residents1,581

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks84%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across County Durham with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Close House

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White96.5%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%0.3%
Other ethnic group0%0.4%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian53.8%54.6%
No religion36.8%38.6%
Not answered6.9%5.1%
Muslim1.1%0.6%
Other religion0.8%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Sikh0.2%0.2%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK95.6%95.6%
Born outside the UK4.4%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
No qualifications24.9%20.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above23.1%26.7%
Level 2 qualifications16.4%14.2%
Level 3 qualifications15.6%19.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%9.5%
Apprenticeship8.1%6.2%
Other qualifications1.2%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health42.6%43%
Good health31.9%33.9%
Fair health16.6%15.6%
Bad health7.2%5.8%
Very bad health1.7%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household39.9%42.3%
No cars or vans in household30.5%24.1%
2 cars or vans in household22.5%25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Durham.

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