Escomb Villas, Escomb, Bishop Auckland

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House prices, sold prices and local information for DL14 7SP.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2021)

£200,000

2 sales

Price range

£150k – £250k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

6 Jan 2025

DL14 7SP

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At a glance

House prices£200k averageSince 2021 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station25 min walkBishop Auckland West Station station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

2 property sales on Escomb Villas, Escomb, Bishop Auckland have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2021. The most recent sale was on 6 Jan 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £200,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2021; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Escomb Villas compared

DL14 postcode area£144,383

Bishop Auckland£156,802

England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	2	£200,000	6 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Escomb Villas

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Escomb Villas DL14 7SP	6 Jan 2025	£250,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
1, Escomb Villas DL14 7SP	25 Oct 2021	£150,000	Semi-detached	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
1, Escomb Villas	£150,000 (Oct 2021) → £250,000 (Jan 2025)	+67% over 3 yrs

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Schools near Escomb Villas

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Escomb Primary School 160 pupils	Primary	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.1 mi
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College 1,229 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	0.9 mi
Bishop Barrington Academy 599 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	1.0 mi
St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park 57 pupils	Primary Catholic	3–11	Good Report	1.0 mi
St Anne's CofE Primary School 238 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	1.1 mi
Evergreen Primary School 211 pupils	Community special school	2–11	Report	1.1 mi
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland 219 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	1.2 mi
Etherley Lane Nursery School 44 pupils	Nursery	2–4	Good Report	1.2 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 · 25 min walk
Bishop Auckland station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
Shildon station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Primary School (S-bound, Hallimond Road) 1 min walk
Primary School (N-bound, Hallimond Road) 2 min walk
Three Lane Ends (S-bound, Hallimond Road) 3 min walk
Four Lane Ends (W-bound, Etherley Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Station View Medical Centre
29A Escomb Road, Bishop Auckland · 1.4 mi
Bishopgate Medical Centre
178 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland · 1.5 mi
Auckland Medical Group
The Old Fire House, Watling Road, Bishop Auckland · 1.5 mi
Evenwood Medical Practice
Evenwood Medical Centre, Copeland Lane, Bishop Auckland · 3.1 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Extra Tesco Bishop Auckland Extra · 1.3 mi
Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Bishop Auckland SF · 1.3 mi
Lidl Lidl Woodhouse Close Estate Bishop Auckland · 1.3 mi
Morrisons Morrisons Toronto Bishop Auckland · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 1.3 mi
Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 1.3 mi
Well · 1.4 mi

Dentists

Dental Department · 1.4 mi
Auckland Dental Practice Ltd · 1.4 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.5 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 4 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	5 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	3 of 10
Health and disability	3 of 10
Crime	5 of 10
Access to housing and services	3 of 10
Living environment	4 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	79.1%	62.5%
Private rented	14.1%	20.3%
Social rented	6.8%	17.1%
Households	632

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	22.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,450

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 Escomb Villas

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Who lives around Escomb Villas

Ethnic group

	Here	Durham
White	98.6%	96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.6%	1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.3%	0.9%
Other ethnic group	0.1%	0.4%

Religion

	Here	Durham
Christian	61.5%	54.6%
No religion	34.2%	38.6%
Not answered	3.4%	5.1%
Muslim	0.4%	0.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.2%
Hindu	0%	0.2%
Jewish	0%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Durham
Born in the UK	96.8%	95.6%
Born outside the UK	3.2%	4.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Durham
Level 4 qualifications and above	29.2%	26.7%
No qualifications	21.4%	20.9%
Level 3 qualifications	18.7%	19.9%
Level 2 qualifications	12.5%	14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10.7%	9.5%
Apprenticeship	5.8%	6.2%
Other qualifications	1.7%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Durham
Very good health	41.6%	43%
Good health	35.6%	33.9%
Fair health	16.1%	15.6%
Bad health	4.8%	5.8%
Very bad health	1.9%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Durham
1 car or van in household	42.2%	42.3%
2 cars or vans in household	32.3%	25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	14.1%	8%
No cars or vans in household	11.4%	24.1%

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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