Primrose Hill, Newfield, Bishop Auckland

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

Average price (last 12 months)

£60,500

2 sales

Average price (since 2018)

£156,449

10 sales

Price range

£35k – £790k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

19 Jun 2026

DL14 8BQ

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At a glance

House prices£61k average61% below the Bishop Auckland average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station56 min walkBishop Auckland West Station station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 17 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

10 property sales on Primrose Hill, Newfield, Bishop Auckland have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £60,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £65,213. That is 61% below the Bishop Auckland average of £156,802 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 70% terraced, 20% detached, 10% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Primrose Hill range from £35,000 to £790,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 112 streets in Bishop Auckland with at least two sales in the last year, Primrose Hill ranks 104th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Primrose Hill compared

Primrose Hill£60,500

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

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	7	£65,213	24 Nov 2025
Detached	2	£527,500	21 Jun 2023
Semi-detached	1	£53,000	19 Jun 2026

Sold prices on Primrose Hill

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
21, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	19 Jun 2026	£53,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
12, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	24 Nov 2025	£68,000	Terraced	Freehold
14, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	10 Sep 2025	£74,000	Terraced	Freehold
19, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	30 May 2025	£136,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	14 Jan 2025	£50,500	Terraced	Freehold
19, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	14 May 2024	£35,000	Terraced	Freehold
Land At Newfield Working Men's Club, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	30 Oct 2023	£76,500	Other	Freehold
The Hills, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	21 Jun 2023	£790,000	Detached	Freehold
6, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	26 Oct 2022	£70,000	Other	Freehold
6, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	18 Mar 2022	£48,000	Terraced	Freehold
14, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	27 Aug 2021	£63,500	Terraced	Freehold
The Old Institute, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	2 Sep 2020	£265,000	Detached	Freehold
2, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	30 Jan 2020	£34,000	Terraced	Freehold
The Hills, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	22 Nov 2019	£115,000	Other	Freehold
15, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	16 Aug 2018	£39,995	Terraced	Freehold
17, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	5 Apr 2018	£39,995	Terraced	Freehold
15, Primrose Hill DL14 8BQ	10 Jan 2018	£25,000	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
14, Primrose Hill	£63,500 (Aug 2021) → £74,000 (Sep 2025)	+17% over 4 yrs
19, Primrose Hill	£35,000 (May 2024) → £136,000 (May 2025)	+289% over 1 yr
2, Primrose Hill	£34,000 (Jan 2020) → £50,500 (Jan 2025)	+49% over 5 yrs
The Hills, Primrose Hill	£115,000 (Nov 2019) → £790,000 (Jun 2023)	+587% over 4 yrs
6, Primrose Hill	£48,000 (Mar 2022) → £70,000 (Oct 2022)	+46% over under a year
15, Primrose Hill	£25,000 (Jan 2018) → £39,995 (Aug 2018)	+60% over under a year

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Schools near Primrose Hill

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 213 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
Parkside Academy 833 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.7 mi
Byers Green Primary School 75 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.0 mi
Willington Primary School 156 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	1.0 mi
Hunwick Primary School 114 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	1.1 mi
Sunnybrow Primary School 54 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	1.2 mi
The Grange Learning Centre 16 pupils	Other independent special school	7–19	Report	1.2 mi
Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington 122 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	2–11	Good Report	1.3 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

Bishop Auckland West Station station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk
Bishop Auckland station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk
Shildon station 5.3 mi · 1 hr 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Primrose Hill (SW-bound, Primrose Hill) 1 min walk
Primrose Hill (NE-bound, Primrose Hill) 1 min walk
Stonebank Terrace (SE-bound, Stoneback Terrace) 2 min walk
Bus Stand (NW-bound, Lydia Terrace) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Willington Medical Group
Chapel Street, Willington, Crook · 1.0 mi
Bishopgate Medical Centre
178 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland · 2.7 mi
Station View Medical Centre
29A Escomb Road, Bishop Auckland · 2.9 mi
North House Surgery
Hope Street, Crook · 2.9 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op Commercial Street Willington · 1.0 mi
Spar PFS Spar Willington · 1.1 mi
Spar PFS EG Binchester · 2.2 mi
Heron Heron Toronto Bishop Auckland · 2.4 mi

Pharmacies

Britton & Robson Ltd · 1.0 mi

Dentists

Commercial Street (dental Surgery) · 0.9 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.1 mi
Queensway Orthodontics (east) Limited · 2.3 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 3 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	6 of 10
Employment	4 of 10
Education and skills	4 of 10
Health and disability	3 of 10
Crime	4 of 10
Access to housing and services	1 of 10
Living environment	2 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	72.4%	62.5%
Private rented	15.5%	20.3%
Social rented	12.1%	17.1%
Households	612

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	20.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,364

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 Primrose Hill

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Who lives around Primrose Hill

Ethnic group

	Here	Durham
White	98.6%	96.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.5%	0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.4%	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	60.3%	54.6%
No religion	33.6%	38.6%
Not answered	4.7%	5.1%
Other religion	0.9%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.2%
Muslim	0.2%	0.6%
Hindu	0%	0.2%
Jewish	0%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Durham
Born in the UK	97.1%	95.6%
Born outside the UK	2.9%	4.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Durham
Level 4 qualifications and above	27.4%	26.7%
No qualifications	20.5%	20.9%
Level 3 qualifications	19.8%	19.9%
Level 2 qualifications	13.9%	14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	8.8%	9.5%
Apprenticeship	7.9%	6.2%
Other qualifications	1.7%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Durham
Very good health	43%	43%
Good health	37.3%	33.9%
Fair health	13.5%	15.6%
Bad health	4.7%	5.8%
Very bad health	1.5%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Durham
1 car or van in household	43.7%	42.3%
2 cars or vans in household	29.8%	25.5%
No cars or vans in household	13.7%	24.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	12.8%	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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