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Whitby Close, Bishop Auckland

MyStreetCheck free street report: Whitby Close, Bishop Auckland · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bishop-auckland-county-durham/whitby-close/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£139,633
15 sales
Price range
£79k – £285k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Mar 2025
DL14 0RU

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At a glance

House prices£140k 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 Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 16 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

15 property sales on Whitby Close, Bishop Auckland have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 20 Mar 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £116,722. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% semi-detached, 20% detached, 20% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Whitby Close range from £79,000 to £285,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Whitby Close compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Whitby 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: £134,500 (2 sales)2017£135k2018: £164,250 (2 sales)2018£164k2019: £92,167 (3 sales)2019£92k2020: £125,750 (2 sales)2020£126k2022: £85,000 (1 sales)2022£85k2023: £90,000 (1 sales)2023£90k2024: £224,000 (3 sales)2024£224k2025: £122,000 (1 sales)2025£122k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 16 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached9£116,72220 Mar 2025
Detached3£263,33316 Aug 2024
Terraced3£84,6675 Oct 2023

Sold prices on Whitby Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
28, Whitby Close DL14 0RU 20 Mar 2025£122,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Whitby Close DL14 0RU 16 Aug 2024£270,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Whitby Close DL14 0RU 7 Jun 2024£117,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Whitby Close DL14 0RU 22 Feb 2024£285,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Whitby Close DL14 0RU 5 Oct 2023£90,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Whitby Close DL14 0RU 15 Feb 2022£85,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Whitby Close DL14 0RU 20 Nov 2020£129,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Whitby Close DL14 0RU 25 Sep 2020£122,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Whitby Close DL14 0RU 3 Jul 2020£8,250,000 OtherFreehold
2, Whitby Close DL14 0RU 6 Nov 2019£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Whitby Close DL14 0RU 18 Sep 2019£97,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Whitby Close DL14 0RU 31 Jan 2019£79,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Whitby Close DL14 0RU 25 Jul 2018£93,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Whitby Close DL14 0RU 9 Feb 2018£235,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Whitby Close DL14 0RU 30 Jun 2017£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Whitby Close DL14 0RU 10 Feb 2017£129,000 Semi-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
18, Whitby Close £235,000 (Feb 2018) → £270,000 (Aug 2024) +15%
over 7 yrs
15, Whitby Close £79,000 (Jan 2019) → £85,000 (Feb 2022) → £90,000 (Oct 2023) +14%
over 5 yrs
2, Whitby Close £100,000 (Nov 2019) → £129,000 (Nov 2020) +29%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Whitby Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College 1,229 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Bishop Barrington Academy 599 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Anne's CofE Primary School 238 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Evergreen Primary School 211 pupils Community special school 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland 219 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Escomb Primary School 160 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Woodhouse Primary Academy 176 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.8 mi
Aclet Close Nursery School 70 pupils Nursery 0–4 Report 0.9 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

  • Bishop Auckland West Station station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Bishop Auckland station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Shildon station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Rockingham Drive (S-bound, Rockingham Drive) 1 min walk
  • Rockingham Drive (N-bound, Rockingham Drive) 1 min walk
  • Rush Park (NW-bound, Woodhouse Lane) 4 min walk
  • Masons Arms (NW-bound, Etherley Lane) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Auckland Medical Group
    The Old Fire House, Watling Road, Bishop Auckland · 1.0 mi
  • Station View Medical Centre
    29A Escomb Road, Bishop Auckland · 1.0 mi
  • Bishopgate Medical Centre
    178 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland · 1.2 mi
  • Hallgarth Surgery
    Cheapside, Shildon · 2.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Extra Tesco Bishop Auckland Extra · 0.8 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Woodhouse Close Estate Bishop Auckland · 0.8 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Bishop Auckland SF · 0.8 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Bishop Auckland · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Boots · 0.8 mi
  • Boots · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Department · 1.0 mi
  • Auckland Dental Practice Ltd · 1.0 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.0 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 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 Whitby 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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