Dilks Street, Bishop Auckland

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House prices, sold prices and local information for DL14 9AP.

Average price (last 12 months)

£39,999

1 sale

Average price (since 2019)

£32,417

6 sales

Price range

£25k – £41k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

8 Dec 2025

DL14 9AP

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At a glance

House prices£32k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station26 min walkBishop Auckland West Station station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 11 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

6 property sales on Dilks Street, Bishop Auckland have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £39,999. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £32,900. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 83% terraced, 17% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Dilks Street range from £25,000 to £41,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Dilks Street compared

DL14 postcode area£144,383

Bishop Auckland£156,802

England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 11 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	5	£32,900	8 Dec 2025
Semi-detached	1	£30,000	8 Apr 2021

Sold prices on Dilks Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
5, Dilks Street DL14 9AP	18 Mar 2026	£697,000	Terraced	Freehold
7, Dilks Street DL14 9AP	18 Mar 2026	£697,000	Terraced	Freehold
8, Dilks Street DL14 9AP	8 Dec 2025	£39,999	Terraced	Freehold
2, Dilks Street DL14 9AP	12 Apr 2024	£35,000	Terraced	Freehold
3, Dilks Street DL14 9AP	15 Jul 2022	£37,500	Other	Freehold
8, Dilks Street DL14 9AP	10 Sep 2021	£41,000	Terraced	Freehold
9, Dilks Street DL14 9AP	8 Apr 2021	£30,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
8, Dilks Street DL14 9AP	5 Mar 2021	£33,000	Terraced	Freehold
3, Dilks Street DL14 9AP	2 Mar 2020	£25,500	Terraced	Freehold
3, Dilks Street DL14 9AP	16 Dec 2019	£17,000	Terraced	Freehold
8, Dilks Street DL14 9AP	2 Dec 2019	£25,000	Terraced	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
8, Dilks Street	£25,000 (Dec 2019) → £33,000 (Mar 2021) → £41,000 (Sep 2021) → £39,999 (Dec 2025)	+60% over 6 yrs
3, Dilks Street	£17,000 (Dec 2019) → £25,500 (Mar 2020) → £37,500 (Jul 2022)	+121% over 3 yrs

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Schools near Dilks Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Woodhouse Primary Academy 176 pupils	Primary	2–11	Requires improvement Report	0.4 mi
Aclet Close Nursery School 70 pupils	Nursery	0–4	Report	0.6 mi
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland 219 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
Bishop Barrington Academy 599 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.9 mi
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School 203 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	1.0 mi
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College 1,229 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	1.0 mi
St Anne's CofE Primary School 238 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	1.0 mi
Evergreen Primary School 211 pupils	Community special school	2–11	Report	1.0 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

Bishop Auckland West Station station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
Bishop Auckland station 1.4 mi · 27 min walk
Shildon station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Premier Inn (N-bound, A6072 Dilks Street) 1 min walk
Premier Inn (S-bound, A6072 Dilks Street) 1 min walk
Football Ground (S-bound, Stadium Way) 5 min walk
Club - Brantwood Avenue (NW-bound, Unclassified Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Auckland Medical Group
The Old Fire House, Watling Road, Bishop Auckland · 0.7 mi
Station View Medical Centre
29A Escomb Road, Bishop Auckland · 1.3 mi
Bishopgate Medical Centre
178 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland · 1.5 mi
Hallgarth Surgery
Cheapside, Shildon · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

The Food Warehouse Iceland Bishop Auckland Food Warehouse · 0.2 mi
Aldi Aldi Woodhouse Close Estate Bishop Auckland · 0.3 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Bishop Auckland · 0.4 mi
Lidl Lidl Woodhouse Close Estate Bishop Auckland · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Boots · 0.4 mi
Boots · 0.7 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 1.1 mi
Auckland Dental Practice Ltd · 1.1 mi
Dental Department · 1.3 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.

Income	1 of 10
Employment	1 of 10
Education and skills	1 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	8 of 10
Living environment	7 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	53.9%	62.5%
Private rented	22.0%	20.3%
Social rented	24.1%	17.1%
Households	685

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	19.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,546

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	84%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	87%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Dilks Street

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Who lives around Dilks Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Durham
White	98.5%	96.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.6%	0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.4%	1.5%
Other ethnic group	0.3%	0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.1%	0.3%

Religion

	Here	Durham
Christian	57.7%	54.6%
No religion	35.6%	38.6%
Not answered	5.9%	5.1%
Hindu	0.3%	0.2%
Sikh	0.3%	0.2%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%
Muslim	0.1%	0.6%
Other religion	0.1%	0.4%

Country of birth

	Here	Durham
Born in the UK	96.9%	95.6%
Born outside the UK	3.1%	4.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Durham
No qualifications	32.8%	20.9%
Level 3 qualifications	19.3%	19.9%
Level 2 qualifications	15.9%	14.2%
Level 4 qualifications and above	13.6%	26.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10%	9.5%
Apprenticeship	6%	6.2%
Other qualifications	2.4%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Durham
Very good health	39.4%	43%
Good health	32.7%	33.9%
Fair health	17.4%	15.6%
Bad health	7.8%	5.8%
Very bad health	2.8%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Durham
1 car or van in household	42.2%	42.3%
No cars or vans in household	33.7%	24.1%
2 cars or vans in household	17.7%	25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	6.4%	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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