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General Bucher Court, Bishop Auckland

MyStreetCheck free street report: General Bucher Court, Bishop Auckland · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bishop-auckland-county-durham/general-bucher-court/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DL14 6EY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£18,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£31,096
63 sales
Price range
£12k – £42k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 May 2026
DL14 6EY

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At a glance

House prices£19k average88% below the Bishop Auckland average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station4 min walkBishop Auckland station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold99% leaseholdAcross 121 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

63 property sales on General Bucher Court, Bishop Auckland have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £18,667. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £31,096. Average sale prices fell from £33,550 in 2016 to £16,500 in 2026 (-51%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 88% below the Bishop Auckland average of £156,802 over the same period. 26 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 12 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on General Bucher Court range from £12,000 to £42,000. 1% of homes sold here were freehold and 99% leasehold. Of 112 streets in Bishop Auckland with at least two sales in the last year, General Bucher Court ranks 112th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on General Bucher Court compared

General Bucher Court£18,667
DL14 postcode area£144,383
Bishop Auckland£156,802
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DL14 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £33,550 (26 sales)2016£34k2017: £34,014 (9 sales)2017£34k2018: £28,500 (1 sales)2018£29k2021: £28,667 (3 sales)2021£29k2022: £23,000 (3 sales)2022£23k2023: £28,025 (6 sales)2023£28k2024: £29,583 (6 sales)2024£30k2025: £31,214 (7 sales)2025£31k2026: £16,500 (2 sales)2026£17k

Tenure: 1% freehold and 99% leasehold across 121 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat63£31,09615 May 2026

Sold prices on General Bucher Court

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
25, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 15 May 2026£12,000 FlatLeasehold
42, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 22 Apr 2026£23,500 FlatLeasehold
28, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 13 Feb 2026£21,000 FlatLeasehold
19, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 19 Dec 2025£19,000 FlatLeasehold
36, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 28 Nov 2025£23,000 FlatLeasehold
13, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 7 Nov 2025£39,950 FlatLeasehold
8, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 7 Nov 2025£39,950 FlatLeasehold
10, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 30 Sep 2025£19,000 FlatLeasehold
24, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 6 Aug 2025£39,999 FlatLeasehold
33, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 25 Jul 2025£25,000 FlatLeasehold
34, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 25 Jul 2025£25,000 FlatLeasehold
24, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 4 Jul 2025£19,000 FlatLeasehold
20, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 13 May 2025£39,999 FlatLeasehold
12, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 7 May 2025£29,000 FlatLeasehold
35, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 10 Apr 2025£21,500 FlatLeasehold
4, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 2 Apr 2025£25,000 FlatLeasehold
20, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 14 Mar 2025£20,000 FlatLeasehold
9, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 4 Feb 2025£39,000 FlatLeasehold
37, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 20 Jan 2025£39,999 FlatLeasehold
28, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 16 Jan 2025£26,000 FlatLeasehold
42, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 24 Oct 2024£19,000 FlatLeasehold
43, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 21 Oct 2024£39,999 FlatLeasehold
43, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 2 Jul 2024£20,000 FlatLeasehold
21, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 21 Jun 2024£39,999 FlatLeasehold
15, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 28 May 2024£28,000 FlatLeasehold
5, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 10 May 2024£27,000 FlatLeasehold
28, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 7 Mar 2024£23,500 FlatLeasehold
8, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 4 Dec 2023£39,950 FlatLeasehold
21, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 17 Nov 2023£22,000 FlatLeasehold
28, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 14 Nov 2023£18,000 FlatLeasehold
7, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 13 Nov 2023£44,950 FlatLeasehold
30, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 31 Oct 2023£33,000 FlatLeasehold
13, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 18 Oct 2023£39,950 FlatLeasehold
22, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 21 Jun 2023£20,000 FlatLeasehold
36, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 16 Jun 2023£21,000 FlatLeasehold
13, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 12 May 2023£20,000 FlatLeasehold
16, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 10 May 2023£14,250 FlatLeasehold
7, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 20 Apr 2023£26,500 FlatLeasehold
8, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 8 Mar 2023£24,500 FlatLeasehold
16, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 29 Jul 2022£15,500 FlatLeasehold
39, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 27 May 2022£36,500 FlatLeasehold
13, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 23 Mar 2022£17,000 FlatLeasehold
9, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 6 Jan 2022£20,000 FlatLeasehold
2, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 8 Nov 2021£37,500 FlatLeasehold
43, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 1 Sep 2021£21,000 FlatLeasehold
36, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 24 Aug 2021£25,000 FlatLeasehold
38, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 24 Aug 2021£20,250 FlatLeasehold
37, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 9 Feb 2021£27,500 FlatLeasehold
17, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 25 Jul 2019£22,500 FlatLeasehold
30, General Bucher Court DL14 6EY 19 Apr 2018£28,500 FlatLeasehold
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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
25, General Bucher Court £29,950 (Aug 2016) → £12,000 (May 2026) -60%
over 10 yrs
42, General Bucher Court £29,000 (Aug 2016) → £32,300 (Jun 2017) → £19,000 (Oct 2024) → £23,500 (Apr 2026) -19%
over 10 yrs
28, General Bucher Court £29,950 (Aug 2016) → £18,000 (Nov 2023) → £23,500 (Mar 2024) → £26,000 (Jan 2025) → £21,000 (Feb 2026) -30%
over 9 yrs
19, General Bucher Court £33,000 (Aug 2016) → £19,000 (Dec 2025) -42%
over 9 yrs
36, General Bucher Court £41,000 (Mar 2016) → £25,000 (Aug 2021) → £21,000 (Jun 2023) → £23,000 (Nov 2025) -44%
over 10 yrs
13, General Bucher Court £29,950 (Aug 2016) → £17,000 (Mar 2022) → £20,000 (May 2023) → £39,950 (Oct 2023) → £39,950 (Nov 2025) +33%
over 9 yrs
8, General Bucher Court £29,950 (Aug 2016) → £24,500 (Mar 2023) → £39,950 (Dec 2023) → £39,950 (Nov 2025) +33%
over 9 yrs
10, General Bucher Court £29,950 (Aug 2016) → £19,000 (Sep 2025) -37%
over 9 yrs
24, General Bucher Court £29,950 (Aug 2016) → £19,000 (Jul 2025) → £39,999 (Aug 2025) +34%
over 9 yrs
20, General Bucher Court £29,950 (Aug 2016) → £26,000 (Dec 2016) → £20,000 (Mar 2025) → £39,999 (May 2025) +34%
over 9 yrs
12, General Bucher Court £29,950 (Aug 2016) → £29,000 (May 2025) -3%
over 9 yrs
9, General Bucher Court £29,950 (Aug 2016) → £20,000 (Jan 2022) → £39,000 (Feb 2025) +30%
over 8 yrs
37, General Bucher Court £29,000 (Aug 2016) → £39,000 (Mar 2017) → £27,500 (Feb 2021) → £39,999 (Jan 2025) +38%
over 8 yrs
43, General Bucher Court £42,000 (Jan 2016) → £21,000 (Sep 2021) → £20,000 (Jul 2024) → £39,999 (Oct 2024) -5%
over 9 yrs
21, General Bucher Court £32,000 (Mar 2016) → £22,000 (Nov 2023) → £39,999 (Jun 2024) +25%
over 8 yrs
15, General Bucher Court £29,950 (Aug 2016) → £28,000 (May 2024) -7%
over 8 yrs
7, General Bucher Court £29,000 (Aug 2016) → £39,395 (Feb 2017) → £26,500 (Apr 2023) → £44,950 (Nov 2023) +55%
over 7 yrs
30, General Bucher Court £28,500 (Apr 2018) → £33,000 (Oct 2023) +16%
over 6 yrs
22, General Bucher Court £29,950 (Aug 2016) → £29,000 (Oct 2016) → £20,000 (Jun 2023) -33%
over 7 yrs
16, General Bucher Court £29,950 (Aug 2016) → £15,500 (Jul 2022) → £14,250 (May 2023) -52%
over 7 yrs
38, General Bucher Court £42,000 (Jan 2016) → £20,250 (Aug 2021) -52%
over 6 yrs
17, General Bucher Court £29,950 (Aug 2016) → £22,500 (Jul 2019) -25%
over 3 yrs
29, General Bucher Court £29,000 (Aug 2016) → £40,000 (Jun 2017) +38%
over under a year
8A, General Bucher Court £29,000 (Aug 2016) → £37,995 (Mar 2017) +31%
over under a year
3, General Bucher Court £29,000 (Aug 2016) → £38,995 (Feb 2017) +34%
over under a year
23, General Bucher Court £29,950 (Aug 2016) → £22,000 (Jan 2017) → £26,495 (Feb 2017) -12%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near General Bucher Court

Crime

266 crimes were reported within about a mile of General Bucher Court in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences98
Anti-social behaviour43
Shoplifting32
Criminal damage & arson28
Burglary17
Public order15

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

General Bucher Court is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Gaunless at South Church Flood warning area
  • River Gaunless Flood alert area
  • Upper River Tees Flood alert area
  • River Skerne Flood alert area
  • Lower River Wear Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near General Bucher Court

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cockton Hill Infant School 146 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.2 mi
Cockton Hill Junior School 187 pupils Primary 7–11 Requires improvement Report 0.2 mi
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland 936 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
St Andrew's Academy 191 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Etherley Lane Nursery School 44 pupils Nursery 2–4 Good Report 0.5 mi
Etherley Lane Primary School 190 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Evergreen Primary School 211 pupils Community special school 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Anne's CofE Primary School 238 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.6 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 station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • Bishop Auckland West Station station 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Shildon station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • General Hospital (N-bound, Cockton Hill Road) 3 min walk
  • Auction Mart (NW-bound, South Church Road) 3 min walk
  • General Hospital (S-bound, Cockton Hill Road) 3 min walk
  • Railway Station bus stop (N-bound, Newgate Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Station View Medical Centre
    29A Escomb Road, Bishop Auckland · 0.2 mi
  • Bishopgate Medical Centre
    178 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland · 0.3 mi
  • Auckland Medical Group
    The Old Fire House, Watling Road, Bishop Auckland · 0.6 mi
  • Hallgarth Surgery
    Cheapside, Shildon · 1.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Superstore Asda Bishop Auckland Superstore · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Toronto Bishop Auckland · 0.3 mi
  • Spar PFS EG Cockton Hill · 0.4 mi
  • Heron Heron Toronto Bishop Auckland · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Well · 0.2 mi
  • Bishop Auckland Pharmacy, Newgate · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Department · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Auckland Dental Practice Ltd · 0.2 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 2 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned62.4%62.5%
Private rented30.6%20.3%
Social rented7.0%17.1%
Households556

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.9%64.1%
Aged 65+22.3%18.6%
Residents1,201

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 General Bucher Court

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White96.2%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.3%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian58.1%54.6%
No religion33.9%38.6%
Not answered4.8%5.1%
Buddhist2.3%0.2%
Hindu0.5%0.2%
Muslim0.3%0.6%
Jewish0.1%–
Other religion0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK95.2%95.6%
Born outside the UK4.8%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
No qualifications24.2%20.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above23%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications18.4%19.9%
Level 2 qualifications15.2%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%9.5%
Apprenticeship7.3%6.2%
Other qualifications2.1%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health37%43%
Good health36.7%33.9%
Fair health17.8%15.6%
Bad health7.6%5.8%
Very bad health0.9%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household43.7%42.3%
No cars or vans in household30.4%24.1%
2 cars or vans in household18.2%25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%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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