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Rochester Close, Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£120,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£125,486
18 sales
Price range
£87k – £178k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Sep 2026
DL14 0RJ

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At a glance

House prices£125k averageSince 2017 (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 station18 min walkBishop Auckland West Station station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 20 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

18 property sales on Rochester Close, Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £120,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £122,109. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 89% semi-detached, 6% detached, 6% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Rochester Close range from £87,000 to £177,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Rochester Close compared

DL14 postcode area£144,383
Bishop Auckland£156,802
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Rochester 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

2017: £120,833 (3 sales)2017£121k2018: £120,000 (1 sales)2018£120k2020: £132,500 (2 sales)2020£133k2021: £112,000 (5 sales)2021£112k2022: £155,000 (1 sales)2022£155k2023: £128,750 (3 sales)2023£129k2025: £145,000 (2 sales)2025£145k2026: £120,000 (1 sales)2026£120k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£122,10917 Sep 2026
Detached1£177,50012 May 2017
Terraced1£127,50026 Nov 2020

Sold prices on Rochester Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
34, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 17 Sep 2026£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 20 Feb 2026£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 28 Aug 2025£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 25 Jun 2025£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 23 Aug 2023£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 8 Jun 2023£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 24 Feb 2023£126,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 2 Sep 2022£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 8 Oct 2021£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 20 Aug 2021£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 2 Jun 2021£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 21 May 2021£95,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 11 May 2021£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 20 Jan 2021£95,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 18 Dec 2020£137,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 26 Nov 2020£127,500 TerracedFreehold
53, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 26 Jan 2018£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 15 Sep 2017£87,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 26 Jun 2017£98,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Rochester Close DL14 0RJ 12 May 2017£177,500 DetachedFreehold

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
53, Rochester Close £120,000 (Jan 2018) → £135,000 (Jun 2021) +13%
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Schools near Rochester Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College 1,229 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Escomb Primary School 160 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Bishop Barrington Academy 599 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Evergreen Primary School 211 pupils Community special school 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Anne's CofE Primary School 238 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland 219 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Etherley Lane Nursery School 44 pupils Nursery 2–4 Good Report 0.9 mi
Woodhouse Primary Academy 176 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 1.0 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 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Bishop Auckland station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • Shildon station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Etherley Lane - Violet Banks (E-bound, Etherley Lane) 1 min walk
  • Masons Arms (NW-bound, Etherley Lane) 2 min walk
  • Masons Arms (SE-bound, Etherley Lane) 2 min walk
  • Croftside (E-bound, Etherley Moor) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Station View Medical Centre
    29A Escomb Road, Bishop Auckland · 1.0 mi
  • Auckland Medical Group
    The Old Fire House, Watling Road, Bishop Auckland · 1.1 mi
  • Bishopgate Medical Centre
    178 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland · 1.1 mi
  • Hallgarth Surgery
    Cheapside, Shildon · 2.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Woodhouse Close Estate Bishop Auckland · 1.0 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Bishop Auckland Extra · 1.0 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Bishop Auckland SF · 1.0 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Toronto Bishop Auckland · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
  • Well · 1.0 mi
  • Boots · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Department · 1.0 mi
  • Auckland Dental Practice Ltd · 1.0 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned92.8%62.5%
Private rented6.9%20.3%
Social rented0.3%17.1%
Households693

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1511.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.9%64.1%
Aged 65+23.2%18.6%
Residents1,595

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 Rochester Close

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White97.9%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.3%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%0.3%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian69.5%54.6%
No religion25.3%38.6%
Not answered3.5%5.1%
Hindu0.6%0.2%
Sikh0.5%0.2%
Muslim0.3%0.6%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK98.2%95.6%
Born outside the UK1.8%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above31.3%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications21.4%19.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.4%14.2%
No qualifications13.2%20.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%9.5%
Apprenticeship8.7%6.2%
Other qualifications2.2%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health46.8%43%
Good health36.7%33.9%
Fair health11.5%15.6%
Bad health4.1%5.8%
Very bad health0.8%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
2 cars or vans in household42%25.5%
1 car or van in household38.4%42.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.9%8%
No cars or vans in household6.6%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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