DL14 8HS
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Property report — DL14 8HS
Open-data due diligence for DL14 8HS and the area around it.
DL14 8HS in brief: 32 recorded sales (£17,000–£82,500) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL14 8HS itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DL14 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£91,023
Population
15,874
Crimes recorded
73
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
83%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DL14 8, 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 (47 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-03 | £51,000 | 1 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2025-02-24 | £82,500 | 9 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2025-01-31 | £46,500 | 4 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2022-04-29 | £54,000 | 12 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2021-08-31 | £55,000 | 1 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2021-06-04 | £42,000 | 10 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2021-03-31 | £42,500 | 14 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2018-08-07 | £32,500 | 9 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2015-10-21 | £24,000 | 1 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2015-01-30 | £27,000 | 9 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2014-04-17 | £48,000 | 10 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2013-12-19 | £76,000 | 2 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2013-01-24 | £24,000 | 6 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2011-06-10 | £33,000 | 14 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-12-07 | £70,000 | 5 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-05-15 | £70,500 | 12 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-08-04 | £68,000 | 1 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-03-09 | £61,500 | 12 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-07-13 | £50,000 | 4 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-06-27 | £54,000 | 10 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-03-12 | £43,500 | 1 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-03-05 | £39,000 | 8 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-08-13 | £25,000 | 11 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-06-06 | £28,000 | 10 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-06-14 | £26,000 | 9 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-11-16 | £27,000 | 5 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-11-02 | £27,500 | 6 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-07-27 | £26,300 | 3 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-11-30 | £34,000 | 2 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-05-29 | £17,000 | 10 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-09-05 | £25,000 | 2 KENT STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-07-31 | £22,000 | 8 KENT STREET | Terraced |
32 recorded sales on DL14 8HS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Lane Academy | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon | 0.3 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Kirk Merrington Primary School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Prince Bishops Community Primary School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Middlestone Moor Academy | 1.9 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| King James I Academy Bishop Auckland | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 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: BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE (2.2 mi) · HALLGARTH SURGERY (2.3 mi) · STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE (2.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BISHOP AUCKLAND HOSPITAL (2.3 mi) · BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL (2.3 mi) · AUCKLAND PARK HOSPITAL (2.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Coundon War Memorial (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · CHURCH OF ST JAMES (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · Leasingthorne War Memorial (Grade II) (0.7 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: COUNDON PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (2.1 mi) · WELL (2.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Bishop Auckland (2.3 mi) · Bishop Auckland West (2.4 mi) · Shildon (2.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Heron Foods (2.1 mi) · Asda (2.1 mi) · Morrisons (2.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 35%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 7,167
Owned 63% · Social rent 16% · Private rent 20%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DL14 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DL14 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 57/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DL14 8HS 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 8 | PostcodeDL14 8HS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £125,103 | £91,023 | £42,259 |
| Population | 53,087 | 15,874 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 503 | 73 | — |
| Schools | 26 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 84% | 83% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 92% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DL14 8); 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.