DL14 7SP
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Property report — DL14 7SP
Open-data due diligence for DL14 7SP and the area around it.
DL14 7SP in brief: 5 recorded sales (£78,000–£250,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL14 7SP itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DL14 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£170,076
Population
8,632
Crimes recorded
63
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
79%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DL14 7, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (32 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-06 | £250,000 | 1 ESCOMB VILLAS | Semi-detached |
| 2021-10-25 | £150,000 | 1 ESCOMB VILLAS | Semi-detached |
| 2011-01-18 | £130,000 | 2 ESCOMB VILLAS | Semi-detached |
| 2007-05-14 | £197,000 | IRESHOPE ESCOMB LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-07-31 | £78,000 | IRESHOPE ESCOMB LANE | Semi-detached |
5 recorded sales on DL14 7SP. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escomb Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park | 1.0 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Bishop Barrington Academy | 1.0 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
| St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College | 1.0 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Anne's CofE Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE (1.4 mi) · BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE (1.5 mi) · AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP (1.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: AUCKLAND PARK HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · BISHOP AUCKLAND HOSPITAL (1.4 mi) · BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Escomb War Memorial (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · Number 12 bridge railway accommodation bridge at NZ 191 297 (Grade II*) (0.4 mi) · WALL AROUND CHURCHYARD OF THE SAXON CHURCH (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (1.3 mi) · WELL (1.4 mi) · BISHOP AUCKLAND PHARMACY, ST HELEN (1.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Bishop Auckland West (1.2 mi) · Bishop Auckland (1.4 mi) · Shildon (3.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco Extra (1.3 mi) · M&S Simply Food (1.3 mi) · Lidl (1.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 47
- One-person households
- 36%
- Households with children
- 24%
- Households
- 4,003
Owned 67% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 24%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DL14 7.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DL14 7 (May 24–Apr 26, average 77/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DL14 7SP in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictDL14 | SectorDL14 7 | PostcodeDL14 7SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £125,103 | £170,076 | £161,000 |
| Population | 53,087 | 8,632 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 503 | 63 | — |
| Schools | 26 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 84% | 79% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 95% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DL14 7); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.