Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland house prices are built from 80 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 9 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £70,500. Across the 12 years from 1995 to 2007 the median moved +146.7% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +93.2%.
Median price paid
£70,500
Change in cash, 1995–2007
+146.7%
Change in real terms
+93.2%
HM Land Registry80 salesLatest sale 9 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland prices moved
The chart tracks the median Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2007. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | £60,600 | £134,561 |
| 2000s | 3 | £62,000 | £112,946 |
The highest yearly median on record for Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland is £148,000 in 2007; the lowest is £59,950 in 2000. Across the full 13-year record the cash median has moved from £59,995 to £148,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £133,217, so the real change over the whole record is +93.2% — about +5.64% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +146.7% in cash against +93.2% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 9 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 25 | 29 Jan 2026 | Terraced | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2 | 29 Aug 2025 | Detached | £240,000 | £245,217 |
| 14 | 17 Mar 2025 | Terraced | £150,000 | £153,261 |
| 27 | 7 Jun 2024 | Detached | £160,000 | £168,358 |
| 30 | 24 Aug 2023 | Terraced | £140,000 | £151,264 |
| 21 | 14 Apr 2023 | Terraced | £165,000 | £178,276 |
| 9 | 16 Sep 2022 | Detached | £165,000 | £191,167 |
| 31 | 24 Mar 2022 | Semi-detached | £165,000 | £191,167 |
| 19 | 30 Apr 2021 | Detached | £177,000 | £223,629 |
| 27 | 17 May 2019 | Detached | £118,500 | £154,995 |
| 35 | 18 Apr 2019 | Semi-detached | £129,950 | £169,972 |
| 17 | 20 Oct 2017 | Semi-detached | £145,000 | £197,346 |
| 19 | 21 Mar 2016 | Detached | £110,000 | £153,564 |
| 30 | 20 Jun 2014 | Terraced | £110,000 | £157,782 |
| 12 | 31 Jan 2014 | Terraced | £120,000 | £172,126 |
| 8 | 31 May 2013 | Detached | £124,995 | £182,257 |
| 25 | 31 May 2012 | Terraced | £172,000 | £256,907 |
| 20 | 11 Mar 2011 | Semi-detached | £137,450 | £210,657 |
| 24 | 7 Nov 2008 | Semi-detached | £70,000 | £117,500 |
| 14 | 10 Oct 2008 | Terraced | £80,000 | £134,286 |
| 20 | 3 Oct 2008 | Semi-detached | £140,000 | £235,000 |
| 32 | 30 Nov 2007 | Detached | £154,500 | £268,613 |
| 6 | 28 Sep 2007 | Semi-detached | £129,950 | £225,930 |
| 9 | 2 Aug 2007 | Detached | £148,000 | £257,312 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Westcott Drive | £51,750 (2002) | £125,000 (2026) | +3.7% | +0.9% |
| 25 Westcott Drive | £76,950 (1998) | £220,000 (2026) | +3.8% | +1.2% |
| 2 Westcott Drive | £68,950 (1995) | £240,000 (2025) | +4.2% | +1.6% |
| 14 Westcott Drive | £60,000 (2000) | £150,000 (2025) | +3.7% | +1.0% |
| 27 Westcott Drive | £68,000 (2000) | £160,000 (2024) | +3.6% | +0.9% |
| 30 Westcott Drive | £52,950 (1999) | £140,000 (2023) | +4.1% | +1.4% |
| 21 Westcott Drive | £74,950 (1999) | £165,000 (2023) | +3.3% | +0.6% |
| 9 Westcott Drive | £65,000 (1998) | £165,000 (2022) | +4.0% | +1.5% |
| 31 Westcott Drive | £59,950 (2000) | £165,000 (2022) | +4.7% | +2.1% |
| 19 Westcott Drive | £69,750 (1998) | £177,000 (2021) | +4.1% | +1.9% |
| 35 Westcott Drive | £61,250 (1999) | £129,950 (2019) | +3.8% | +1.6% |
| 17 Westcott Drive | £60,000 (1997) | £145,000 (2017) | +4.5% | +2.2% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 34 | 42.5% | £69,950 | £32,000 – £177,000 |
| Detached | 25 | 31.3% | £88,000 | £52,950 – £240,000 |
| Terraced | 21 | 26.3% | £74,950 | £52,950 – £220,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 80 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 80 | 100.0% | £70,500 |
| New build | 29 | 36.3% | £60,000 |
| Existing home | 51 | 63.7% | £118,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -49.4%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
Section 07
Living in Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across County Durham, 45.4% of 308,749 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 3.5% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1,955 | 0.6% |
| B | 26,324 | 8.5% |
| C | 111,773 | 36.2% |
| D | 123,575 | 40.0% |
| E | 34,304 | 11.1% |
| F | 8,153 | 2.6% |
| G | 2,665 | 0.9% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in County Durham at £641 a month as of Jun 2026 — £450 for a one-bedroom home and £683 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £70,500 here, that rent is a gross yield of 10.91% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of DL14, 334 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 103 violent, 12 burglary, 5 vehicle-related and 67 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 2.0 times busier.
Against the 522,068 residents the 2021 census counted in County Durham, that is 0.64 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland
The 2021 census counted 522,068 residents in County Durham across 234,764 households. 62.8% of those households own their home and 37.1% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
25 state and independent schools have a DL14 postcode: 19 primary, 3 secondary, 2 nursery, 1 16 plus. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,229 |
| King James I Academy Bishop Auckland | Secondary | Academy converter | 936 |
| Bishop Barrington Academy | Secondary | Academy converter | 599 |
| St Anne's CofE Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 238 |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland | Primary | Academy converter | 219 |
| Prince Bishops Community Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 210 |
| St Helen Auckland Community Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 203 |
| Toft Hill Primary School | Primary | Community school | 203 |
| St Andrew's Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 191 |
| Etherley Lane Primary School | Primary | Community school | 190 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop Auckland West Station | Rail | 0.9 km |
| Bishop Auckland Rail Station | Rail | 1.1 km |
| Shildon Rail Station | Rail | 4.5 km |
| Newton Aycliffe Rail Station | Rail | 7.8 km |
Section 09
How Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland sits below that national figure — -55.2%.
Within Bishop Auckland the street ranks 463 of 805 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £80,000 (-11.9%).
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published here. An estimate would be a guess, and the archive does not publish guesses.
The full range on record runs from £32,000 to £240,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland sits in County Durham, in the North East.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in County Durham at 4.3 times median local earnings of £32,945 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Northbridge Park£136,975 median
- West View£60,000 median
- Mayfield Walk£81,000 median
- Beckett Close£88,000 median
- Chestnut Court£72,000 median
- Woodhouse Lane£98,250 median
- Collingwood Street£47,500 median
- Cockton Hill Road£110,000 median
- Riverside£150,000 median
- Staindrop Road£82,750 median
- Etherley Lane£128,000 median
- Princes Street£48,000 median
- Newton Grange£140,000 median
- West End£146,000 median
- Barrington Meadows£114,725 median
- Manor Road£68,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 30 Westcott Drive6 sales
- 25 Westcott Drive4 sales
- 9 Westcott Drive4 sales
- 3 Westcott Drive4 sales
- 2 Westcott Drive3 sales
- 14 Westcott Drive3 sales
- 27 Westcott Drive3 sales
- 19 Westcott Drive3 sales
- 20 Westcott Drive3 sales
- 24 Westcott Drive3 sales
- 32 Westcott Drive3 sales
- 6 Westcott Drive3 sales
- 4 Westcott Drive3 sales
- 5 Westcott Drive2 sales
- 21 Westcott Drive2 sales
- 31 Westcott Drive2 sales
- 35 Westcott Drive2 sales
- 17 Westcott Drive2 sales
- 12 Westcott Drive2 sales
- 8 Westcott Drive2 sales
- 18 Westcott Drive2 sales
- 15 Westcott Drive2 sales
- 26 Westcott Drive2 sales
- 28 Westcott Drive2 sales
Back to Bishop Auckland house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland?
The median price paid in Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland across every sale on the register is £70,500. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland?
80 sales are on record for Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland, the most recent completing on 9 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +146.7% between 1995 and 2007. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +93.2%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £148,000, set in 2007. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland?
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published for this area. Nothing is estimated to fill the gap.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 9 Jun 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Westcott Drive, Bishop Auckland house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.