Howlish, Coundon, Bishop Auckland

MyStreetCheck free street report: Howlish, Coundon, Bishop Auckland · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bishop-auckland-county-durham/howlish/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DL14 8ED.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£87,667

3 sales

Price range

£50k – £158k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

6 Feb 2024

DL14 8ED

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At a glance

House prices£88k averageSince 2017 (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 station40 min walkShildon station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold93% leaseholdAcross 44 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

3 property sales on Howlish, Coundon, Bishop Auckland have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 6 Feb 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £106,500. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% terraced, 33% flat. Recorded sale prices on Howlish range from £50,000 to £158,000. 7% of homes sold here were freehold and 93% leasehold.

House prices on Howlish compared

DL14 postcode area£144,383

Bishop Auckland£156,802

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Howlish 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: 7% freehold and 93% leasehold across 44 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	2	£106,500	6 Feb 2024
Flat	1	£50,000	31 Jul 2017

Sold prices on Howlish

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
School House, Howlish DL14 8ED	12 Aug 2025	£84,500	Terraced	Freehold
School House, Howlish DL14 8ED	6 Feb 2024	£55,000	Terraced	Freehold
First Floor Room 34, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	24 Jan 2019	£53,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Ground Floor Room 14, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	20 Dec 2018	£53,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 26, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	14 Nov 2018	£53,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 25, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	14 Nov 2018	£53,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Grange Cottage, Howlish DL14 8ED	29 Oct 2018	£158,000	Terraced	Freehold
First Floor Room 37, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	2 Jul 2018	£55,000	Other	Leasehold
First Floor Room 36, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	21 Jun 2018	£55,000	Other	Leasehold
First Floor Room 37, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	29 Dec 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Ground Floor Room 8, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	28 Nov 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Ground Floor Room 14, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	24 Nov 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 19, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	16 Nov 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Ground Floor Room 11, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	15 Sep 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Ground Floor Room 7, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	12 Sep 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Ground Floor Room 12, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	11 Sep 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 33, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	11 Sep 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 32, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	11 Sep 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 31, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	11 Sep 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 34, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	11 Sep 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 35, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	23 Aug 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 36, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	23 Aug 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Ground Floor Room 3, Howling Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	31 Jul 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 26, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	31 Jul 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 25, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	31 Jul 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 24, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	31 Jul 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Ground Floor Room 6, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	31 Jul 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Ground Floor Room 5, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	31 Jul 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Ground Floor Room 4, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	31 Jul 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Ground Floor Room 2, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	31 Jul 2017	£50,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 30, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	24 Jun 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 29, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	24 Jun 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 27, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	24 Jun 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 28, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	24 Jun 2017	£50,000	Other	Leasehold
First Floor Room 22, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	24 May 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 21, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	24 May 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 20, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	24 May 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Ground Floor Room 15, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	24 May 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 18, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	24 May 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Ground Floor Room 9, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	24 May 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
First Floor Room 23, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	24 May 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Ground Floor Room 17, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	24 May 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Ground Floor Room 10, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	24 May 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold
Ground Floor Room 16, Howlish Hall, Howlish DL14 8ED	24 May 2017	£50,000	Other New build	Leasehold

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
School House, Howlish	£55,000 (Feb 2024) → £84,500 (Aug 2025)	+54% over 2 yrs
First Floor Room 34, Howlish Hall, Howlish	£50,000 (Sep 2017) → £53,000 (Jan 2019)	+6% over 1 yr
Ground Floor Room 14, Howlish Hall, Howlish	£50,000 (Nov 2017) → £53,000 (Dec 2018)	+6% over 1 yr
First Floor Room 25, Howlish Hall, Howlish	£50,000 (Jul 2017) → £53,000 (Nov 2018)	+6% over 1 yr
First Floor Room 26, Howlish Hall, Howlish	£50,000 (Jul 2017) → £53,000 (Nov 2018)	+6% over 1 yr
First Floor Room 37, Howlish Hall, Howlish	£50,000 (Dec 2017) → £55,000 (Jul 2018)	+10% over under a year
First Floor Room 36, Howlish Hall, Howlish	£50,000 (Aug 2017) → £55,000 (Jun 2018)	+10% over under a year

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Schools near Howlish

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Victoria Lane Academy 155 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon 100 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	2–11	Requires improvement Report	0.6 mi
Prince Bishops Community Primary School 210 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	1.0 mi
St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon 239 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	1.6 mi
Thornhill Primary School 205 pupils	Primary	4–11	Outstanding Report	1.7 mi
St Andrew's Academy 191 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	1.7 mi
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland 936 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	1.8 mi
Kirk Merrington Primary School 180 pupils	Primary	4–11	Outstanding Report	1.9 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

Shildon station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
Bishop Auckland station 2.0 mi · 41 min walk
Bishop Auckland West Station station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Grange Farm Lane End (S-bound, Unclassified Road) 4 min walk
Grange Farm Lane End (N-bound, Unclassified Road) 4 min walk
Tees Walk (W-bound, Collingwood Street) 8 min walk
Tees Walk (E-bound, Tees Walk) 8 min walk

GP surgeries

Hallgarth Surgery
Cheapside, Shildon · 1.5 mi
Bishopgate Medical Centre
178 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland · 2.0 mi
Station View Medical Centre
29A Escomb Road, Bishop Auckland · 2.1 mi
Auckland Medical Group
The Old Fire House, Watling Road, Bishop Auckland · 2.1 mi

Supermarkets

Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Coundon Local · 0.4 mi
Spar PFS Spar Parkhead Service Station · 1.1 mi
Spar PFS EG Binchester · 1.7 mi
Spar Spar - Shildon · 1.8 mi

Pharmacies

Coundon Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
Cheapside Pharmacy · 1.5 mi
Well · 1.6 mi

Dentists

Victoria Lane Health Centre · 0.5 mi
23-27 Main Street (dental Surgery) · 1.8 mi
Dental Surgery · 2.0 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	2 of 10
Employment	1 of 10
Education and skills	2 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	3 of 10
Living environment	3 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	53.1%	62.5%
Private rented	29.8%	20.3%
Social rented	17.1%	17.1%
Households	744

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	61.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	19.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,624

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	86%	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.

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Who lives around Howlish

Ethnic group

	Here	Durham
White	98%	96.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1%	0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.6%	1.5%
Other ethnic group	0.4%	0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.1%	0.3%

Religion

	Here	Durham
Christian	58.9%	54.6%
No religion	36%	38.6%
Not answered	4.2%	5.1%
Muslim	0.6%	0.6%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%
Jewish	0.1%	–
Other religion	0.1%	0.4%
Hindu	0%	0.2%

Country of birth

	Here	Durham
Born in the UK	97.4%	95.6%
Born outside the UK	2.6%	4.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Durham
No qualifications	27.8%	20.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above	17.2%	26.7%
Level 2 qualifications	17%	14.2%
Level 3 qualifications	16.8%	19.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	11.1%	9.5%
Apprenticeship	7.7%	6.2%
Other qualifications	2.4%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Durham
Very good health	40%	43%
Good health	33.9%	33.9%
Fair health	16.9%	15.6%
Bad health	7.2%	5.8%
Very bad health	2.1%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Durham
1 car or van in household	40.5%	42.3%
No cars or vans in household	32.8%	24.1%
2 cars or vans in household	21.7%	25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	5%	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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