Short Street, Bishop Auckland

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)

£61,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£54,495

10 sales

Price range

£38k – £70k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

7 Nov 2025

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At a glance

House prices£54k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station9 min walkBishop Auckland West Station station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 19 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 Short Street, Bishop Auckland have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £61,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £54,495. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Short Street range from £37,500 to £70,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Short Street compared

DL14 postcode area£144,383

Bishop Auckland£156,802

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Short Street 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: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	10	£54,495	7 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Short Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
7, Short Street DL14 6BN	18 Sep 2026	£55,000	Terraced	Freehold
27, Short Street DL14 6BN	15 Jan 2026	£72,500	Terraced	Freehold
29, Short Street DL14 6BN	7 Nov 2025	£61,000	Terraced	Freehold
10, Short Street DL14 6BN	16 Oct 2025	£43,500	Terraced	Freehold
23, Short Street DL14 6BN	24 Mar 2025	£72,000	Terraced	Freehold
30, Short Street DL14 6BN	27 Jan 2025	£57,000	Terraced	Freehold
19, Short Street DL14 6BN	16 Jun 2023	£62,500	Terraced	Freehold
23, Short Street DL14 6BN	21 Jul 2021	£65,000	Terraced	Freehold
16, Short Street DL14 6BN	13 Nov 2020	£37,500	Terraced	Freehold
27, Short Street DL14 6BN	23 Sep 2020	£51,000	Terraced	Freehold
22, Short Street DL14 6BN	7 Aug 2020	£50,000	Terraced	Freehold
27, Short Street DL14 6BN	13 Mar 2020	£32,000	Terraced	Freehold
33, Short Street DL14 6BN	4 Nov 2019	£55,000	Terraced	Freehold
33, Short Street DL14 6BN	7 Jun 2019	£70,000	Terraced	Freehold
11, Short Street DL14 6BN	22 Feb 2019	£46,500	Terraced	Freehold
11, Short Street DL14 6BN	15 Oct 2018	£34,250	Terraced	Freehold
1, Short Street DL14 6BN	4 Nov 2016	£39,950	Terraced	Freehold
23, Short Street DL14 6BN	31 May 2016	£62,000	Terraced	Freehold
6, Short Street DL14 6BN	20 Jan 2016	£42,000	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
27, Short Street	£32,000 (Mar 2020) → £51,000 (Sep 2020) → £72,500 (Jan 2026)	+127% over 6 yrs
23, Short Street	£62,000 (May 2016) → £65,000 (Jul 2021) → £72,000 (Mar 2025)	+16% over 9 yrs
33, Short Street	£70,000 (Jun 2019) → £55,000 (Nov 2019)	-21% over under a year
11, Short Street	£34,250 (Oct 2018) → £46,500 (Feb 2019)	+36% over under a year

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Schools near Short Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland 219 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
St Anne's CofE Primary School 238 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Evergreen Primary School 211 pupils	Community special school	2–11	Report	0.3 mi
Aclet Close Nursery School 70 pupils	Nursery	0–4	Report	0.3 mi
Cockton Hill Infant School 146 pupils	Primary	2–7	Report	0.3 mi
Cockton Hill Junior School 187 pupils	Primary	7–11	Requires improvement Report	0.3 mi
Bishop Barrington Academy 599 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.4 mi
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College 1,229 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	0.5 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 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
Bishop Auckland station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
Shildon station 2.5 mi · 49 min walk

Nearest bus stops

St Marys RC Church (E-bound, Woodhouse Lane) 1 min walk
St Marys RC Church (W-bound, Woodhouse Lane) 2 min walk
Cabin Gate (S-bound, Cockton Hill Road) 3 min walk
Vart Road (S-bound, Vart Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Auckland Medical Group
The Old Fire House, Watling Road, Bishop Auckland · 0.2 mi
Station View Medical Centre
29A Escomb Road, Bishop Auckland · 0.4 mi
Bishopgate Medical Centre
178 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland · 0.6 mi
Hallgarth Surgery
Cheapside, Shildon · 1.9 mi

Supermarkets

Spar PFS EG Cockton Hill · 0.1 mi
Spar Spar Bishop Auckland · 0.3 mi
Aldi Aldi Woodhouse Close Estate Bishop Auckland · 0.6 mi
Morrisons Morrisons Toronto Bishop Auckland · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.2 mi
Well · 0.4 mi
Asda Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
Auckland Dental Practice Ltd · 0.3 mi
Dental Department · 0.4 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	4 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	10 of 10
Living environment	1 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	72.6%	62.5%
Private rented	23.9%	20.3%
Social rented	3.5%	17.1%
Households	623

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	59.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	21.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,380

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 Short Street

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Who lives around Short Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Durham
White	96.7%	96.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.6%	0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.4%	1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.3%	0.3%
Other ethnic group	0.1%	0.4%

Religion

	Here	Durham
Christian	63.5%	54.6%
No religion	32.4%	38.6%
Not answered	3.2%	5.1%
Muslim	0.4%	0.6%
Hindu	0.2%	0.2%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%
Other religion	0.1%	0.4%
Jewish	0%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Durham
Born in the UK	95.8%	95.6%
Born outside the UK	4.2%	4.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Durham
Level 4 qualifications and above	25.3%	26.7%
Level 3 qualifications	19.4%	19.9%
No qualifications	18.3%	20.9%
Level 2 qualifications	16.7%	14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10.6%	9.5%
Apprenticeship	7.6%	6.2%
Other qualifications	2.2%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Durham
Very good health	43.6%	43%
Good health	33.6%	33.9%
Fair health	16%	15.6%
Bad health	5.8%	5.8%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Durham
1 car or van in household	45.5%	42.3%
No cars or vans in household	25.3%	24.1%
2 cars or vans in household	21.3%	25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	7.9%	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 Short Street

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