High Street, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland

MyStreetCheck free street report: High Street, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bishop-auckland-county-durham/high-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DL13 4DL, DL13 4DP, DL13 4DH.

Average price (last 12 months)

£79,250

4 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£90,770

37 sales

Price range

£25k – £186k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

31 Jul 2026

DL13 4DH

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At a glance

House prices£79k average49% below the Bishop Auckland average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 1 min walkWolsingham station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold98% freeholdAcross 57 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

37 property sales on High Street, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £79,250. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £88,726. Average sale prices rose from £58,333 in 2016 to £80,000 in 2026 (+37%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 49% below the Bishop Auckland average of £156,802 over the same period. 15 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 14 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 84% terraced, 8% semi-detached, 8% flat. Recorded sale prices on High Street range from £25,000 to £186,000. 98% of homes sold here were freehold and 2% leasehold. Of 112 streets in Bishop Auckland with at least two sales in the last year, High Street ranks 93rd for average price.

House prices on High Street compared

High Street£79,250

DL13 postcode area£191,486

Bishop Auckland£156,802

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DL13 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 98% freehold and 2% leasehold across 57 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	31	£88,726	31 Jul 2026
Semi-detached	3	£149,000	11 Mar 2025
Flat	3	£53,667	27 Nov 2025

Sold prices on High Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
39, High Street DL13 4DH	31 Jul 2026	£100,000	Terraced	Freehold
97, High Street DL13 4DW	3 Jul 2026	£60,000	Terraced	Freehold
12A, High Street DL13 4DL	20 Apr 2026	£65,000	Terraced	Freehold
30, High Street DL13 4DH	2 Apr 2026	£90,000	Flat	Freehold
31, High Street DL13 4DH	2 Apr 2026	£70,000	Other	Freehold
18, High Street DL13 4DL	19 Dec 2025	£67,000	Terraced	Freehold
2A, High Street DL13 4DL	27 Nov 2025	£90,000	Flat	Freehold
21A, High Street DL13 4DL	21 Nov 2025	£70,000	Terraced	Freehold
25 - 27, High Street DL13 4DH	18 Nov 2025	£170,000	Other	Freehold
7, High Street DL13 4DL	26 Sep 2025	£186,000	Terraced	Freehold
3A, High Street DL13 4DL	11 Jul 2025	£55,000	Terraced	Freehold
18, High Street DL13 4DL	19 Jun 2025	£48,000	Terraced	Freehold
92, High Street DL13 4DW	11 Mar 2025	£170,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
41, High Street DL13 4DH	5 Feb 2025	£138,000	Terraced	Freehold
3, High Street DL13 4DL	28 Nov 2024	£65,000	Terraced	Freehold
83, High Street DL13 4DW	28 Nov 2024	£75,000	Terraced	Freehold
73, High Street DL13 4DP	13 Nov 2024	£51,000	Flat	Freehold
7, High Street DL13 4DL	15 Aug 2024	£165,000	Terraced	Freehold
25 - 27, High Street DL13 4DH	11 Jun 2024	£180,000	Other	Freehold
8, High Street DL13 4DL	8 Mar 2024	£95,000	Terraced	Freehold
73, High Street DL13 4DP	20 Apr 2023	£25,000	Flat	Freehold
67, High Street DL13 4DP	5 Apr 2023	£75,000	Terraced	Freehold
71, High Street DL13 4DP	3 Apr 2023	£125,000	Terraced	Freehold
17, High Street DL13 4DL	17 Feb 2023	£95,000	Terraced	Freehold
7, High Street DL13 4DL	16 Dec 2022	£157,000	Terraced	Freehold
25 - 27, High Street DL13 4DH	9 Dec 2022	£60,000	Other	Leasehold
39, High Street DL13 4DH	18 Nov 2022	£50,000	Terraced	Freehold
86, High Street DL13 4DW	4 Nov 2022	£95,000	Terraced	Freehold
92, High Street DL13 4DW	14 Oct 2022	£161,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2A, High Street DL13 4DL	28 Jun 2022	£46,000	Flat	Freehold
87, High Street DL13 4DW	20 May 2022	£80,000	Terraced	Freehold
80, High Street DL13 4DP	12 Apr 2022	£130,000	Terraced	Freehold
71, High Street DL13 4DP	8 Apr 2022	£79,000	Terraced	Freehold
7, High Street DL13 4DL	18 Feb 2022	£50,000	Terraced	Freehold
81, High Street DL13 4DP	7 Dec 2021	£65,000	Terraced	Freehold
74, High Street DL13 4DP	12 Nov 2021	£36,500	Terraced	Freehold
62, High Street DL13 4DP	22 Oct 2021	£105,000	Terraced	Freehold
92, High Street DL13 4DW	24 Sep 2021	£116,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
66, High Street DL13 4DP	27 May 2021	£87,000	Terraced	Freehold
36, High Street DL13 4DH	7 May 2021	£60,000	Terraced	Freehold
97, High Street DL13 4DW	16 Feb 2021	£58,000	Terraced	Freehold
5, High Street DL13 4DL	1 Dec 2020	£1,361,251	Other	Freehold
66, High Street DL13 4DP	6 Nov 2020	£80,000	Terraced	Freehold
5, High Street DL13 4DL	9 Oct 2020	£780,000	Other	Freehold
42, High Street DL13 4DH	16 Apr 2020	£50,000	Terraced	Freehold
56, High Street DL13 4DP	14 Feb 2020	£110,000	Terraced	Freehold
1, High Street DL13 4DL	21 Feb 2019	£161,998	Other	Freehold
16, High Street DL13 4DL	28 Nov 2018	£39,500	Terraced	Freehold
41, High Street DL13 4DH	12 Nov 2018	£113,000	Terraced	Freehold
97, High Street DL13 4DW	15 Dec 2017	£63,000	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
39, High Street	£50,000 (Nov 2022) → £100,000 (Jul 2026)	+100% over 4 yrs
97, High Street	£63,000 (Dec 2017) → £58,000 (Feb 2021) → £60,000 (Jul 2026)	-5% over 9 yrs
18, High Street	£48,000 (Jun 2025) → £67,000 (Dec 2025)	+40% over under a year
2A, High Street	£46,000 (Jun 2022) → £90,000 (Nov 2025)	+96% over 3 yrs
25 - 27, High Street	£60,000 (Dec 2022) → £180,000 (Jun 2024) → £170,000 (Nov 2025)	+183% over 3 yrs
7, High Street	£50,000 (Feb 2022) → £157,000 (Dec 2022) → £165,000 (Aug 2024) → £186,000 (Sep 2025)	+272% over 4 yrs
92, High Street	£116,000 (Sep 2021) → £161,000 (Oct 2022) → £170,000 (Mar 2025)	+47% over 3 yrs
41, High Street	£113,000 (Nov 2018) → £138,000 (Feb 2025)	+22% over 6 yrs
73, High Street	£25,000 (Apr 2023) → £51,000 (Nov 2024)	+104% over 2 yrs
67, High Street	£26,000 (Dec 2016) → £75,000 (Apr 2023)	+188% over 6 yrs
71, High Street	£79,000 (Apr 2022) → £125,000 (Apr 2023)	+58% over under a year
80, High Street	£20,000 (Oct 2017) → £130,000 (Apr 2022)	+550% over 5 yrs
62, High Street	£88,000 (Sep 2017) → £105,000 (Oct 2021)	+19% over 4 yrs
66, High Street	£80,000 (Nov 2020) → £87,000 (May 2021)	+9% over under a year
5, High Street	£55,000 (Apr 2017) → £780,000 (Oct 2020) → £1,361,251 (Dec 2020)	+2375% over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near High Street

Crime

34 crimes were reported within about a mile of High Street in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	16
Criminal damage & arson	4
Public order	4
Vehicle crime	3
Drugs	2
Anti-social behaviour	1

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

Flood risk

High Street is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

Upper River Wear 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 High Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Tow Law Millennium Primary School 77 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.2 mi
Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law 83 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.3 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

Wolsingham station 3.0 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Post Office (N-bound, A68 High Street) 1 min walk
Post Office (S-bound, A68 High Street) 1 min walk
Co-op (former Mart) (S-bound, Castle Bank) 2 min walk
Co-op (former Mart) (N-bound, Castle Bank) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

North House Surgery
Hope Street, Crook · 3.3 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op Tow Law · 0.1 mi
Spar PFS Spar Wolsingham · 2.5 mi
Spar PFS Spar Fir Tree Filling Station · 3.2 mi
Aldi Aldi Queen Street Crook · 3.4 mi

Pharmacies

Tow Law Pharmacy · 0.3 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 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.

Income	3 of 10
Employment	2 of 10
Education and skills	2 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	2 of 10
Living environment	4 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	53.3%	62.5%
Private rented	16.8%	20.3%
Social rented	29.8%	17.1%
Households	493

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	61.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	20.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,201

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	0%	80%
Gigabit-capable	0%	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 High Street

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Who lives around High Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Durham
White	99.2%	96.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.5%	0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.2%	1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.1%	0.3%
Other ethnic group	0%	0.4%

Religion

	Here	Durham
Christian	60%	54.6%
No religion	34.8%	38.6%
Not answered	4.4%	5.1%
Other religion	0.7%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%
Muslim	0.1%	0.6%
Hindu	0%	0.2%
Jewish	0%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Durham
Born in the UK	98.4%	95.6%
Born outside the UK	1.6%	4.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Durham
No qualifications	23.2%	20.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above	22.1%	26.7%
Level 3 qualifications	17.8%	19.9%
Level 2 qualifications	16%	14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.5%	9.5%
Apprenticeship	8.4%	6.2%
Other qualifications	3%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Durham
Very good health	41.8%	43%
Good health	32.8%	33.9%
Fair health	16.5%	15.6%
Bad health	7.1%	5.8%
Very bad health	1.8%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Durham
1 car or van in household	42%	42.3%
2 cars or vans in household	28.1%	25.5%
No cars or vans in household	18.5%	24.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	11.4%	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.

Planning and heritage near High Street

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Estate agents near High Street

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