Furness Close, Bishop Auckland

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House prices, sold prices and local information for DL14 0SR.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£145,192

13 sales

Price range

£95k – £172k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

23 Nov 2023

DL14 0SR

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At a glance

House prices£145k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station20 min walkBishop Auckland West Station station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 14 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

13 property sales on Furness Close, Bishop Auckland have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 23 Nov 2023. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £139,250. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 77% semi-detached, 23% detached. Recorded sale prices on Furness Close range from £95,000 to £172,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Furness Close compared

DL14 postcode area£144,383

Bishop Auckland£156,802

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Furness Close 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 14 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	10	£139,250	23 Nov 2023
Detached	3	£165,000	18 Jun 2021

Sold prices on Furness Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
17, Furness Close DL14 0SR	23 Nov 2023	£157,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
23, Furness Close DL14 0SR	5 May 2023	£165,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
33, Furness Close DL14 0SR	31 Jan 2023	£171,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
33, Furness Close DL14 0SR	4 Mar 2022	£172,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
23, Furness Close DL14 0SR	1 Mar 2022	£150,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
35, Furness Close DL14 0SR	18 Jun 2021	£160,000	Detached	Freehold
11, Furness Close DL14 0SR	19 Feb 2020	£112,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
33, Furness Close DL14 0SR	12 Oct 2018	£145,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, Furness Close DL14 0SR	12 May 2017	£170,000	Detached	Freehold
27, Furness Close DL14 0SR	12 May 2017	£105,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
20, Furness Close DL14 0SR	13 Apr 2017	£165,000	Detached	Freehold
8, Furness Close DL14 0SR	24 Mar 2017	£95,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
20, Furness Close DL14 0SR	13 Mar 2017	£160,000	Detached	Freehold
16, Furness Close DL14 0SR	9 Sep 2016	£120,000	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
23, Furness Close	£150,000 (Mar 2022) → £165,000 (May 2023)	+10% over 1 yr
33, Furness Close	£145,000 (Oct 2018) → £172,000 (Mar 2022) → £171,000 (Jan 2023)	+18% over 4 yrs
20, Furness Close	£160,000 (Mar 2017) → £165,000 (Apr 2017)	+3% over under a year

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Schools near Furness Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College 1,229 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	0.4 mi
Bishop Barrington Academy 599 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.5 mi
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland 219 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
St Anne's CofE Primary School 238 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Evergreen Primary School 211 pupils	Community special school	2–11	Report	0.7 mi
Woodhouse Primary Academy 176 pupils	Primary	2–11	Requires improvement Report	0.7 mi
Escomb Primary School 160 pupils	Primary	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.7 mi
Aclet Close Nursery School 70 pupils	Nursery	0–4	Report	0.9 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 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
Bishop Auckland station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
Shildon station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Rockingham Drive (N-bound, Rockingham Drive) 3 min walk
Rockingham Drive (S-bound, Rockingham Drive) 3 min walk
Bedburn Drive (SE-bound, Bedburn Drive) 4 min walk
Woodhouses Farm (E-bound, Greenfields Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Auckland Medical Group
The Old Fire House, Watling Road, Bishop Auckland · 1.0 mi
Station View Medical Centre
29A Escomb Road, Bishop Auckland · 1.1 mi
Bishopgate Medical Centre
178 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland · 1.3 mi
Hallgarth Surgery
Cheapside, Shildon · 2.6 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Extra Tesco Bishop Auckland Extra · 0.7 mi
Lidl Lidl Woodhouse Close Estate Bishop Auckland · 0.7 mi
Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Bishop Auckland SF · 0.7 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Bishop Auckland · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.7 mi
Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
Bishop Auckland Pharmacy, St Helen · 1.0 mi

Dentists

Auckland Dental Practice Ltd · 1.1 mi
Dental Department · 1.1 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.1 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 9 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	10 of 10
Employment	8 of 10
Education and skills	8 of 10
Health and disability	5 of 10
Crime	10 of 10
Access to housing and services	6 of 10
Living environment	10 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	92.8%	62.5%
Private rented	6.9%	20.3%
Social rented	0.3%	17.1%
Households	693

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	11.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.9%	64.1%
Aged 65+	23.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,595

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 Furness Close

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Who lives around Furness Close

Ethnic group

	Here	Durham
White	97.9%	96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.6%	1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.3%	0.9%
Other ethnic group	0.2%	0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0%	0.3%

Religion

	Here	Durham
Christian	69.5%	54.6%
No religion	25.3%	38.6%
Not answered	3.5%	5.1%
Hindu	0.6%	0.2%
Sikh	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	0.3%	0.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%

Country of birth

	Here	Durham
Born in the UK	98.2%	95.6%
Born outside the UK	1.8%	4.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Durham
Level 4 qualifications and above	31.3%	26.7%
Level 3 qualifications	21.4%	19.9%
Level 2 qualifications	14.4%	14.2%
No qualifications	13.2%	20.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	8.7%	9.5%
Apprenticeship	8.7%	6.2%
Other qualifications	2.2%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Durham
Very good health	46.8%	43%
Good health	36.7%	33.9%
Fair health	11.5%	15.6%
Bad health	4.1%	5.8%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Durham
2 cars or vans in household	42%	25.5%
1 car or van in household	38.4%	42.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household	12.9%	8%
No cars or vans in household	6.6%	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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