Estate agents in Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland is a town in the North East with about 23,359 residents. HM Land Registry records 291 homes sold there in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 at a median price paid of £146,000.
How estate agents in Bishop Auckland compare
Bishop Auckland at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 291 sales in Bishop Auckland from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £146,000.
39.0% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.1 years and sold for a median of 18.6% more than they paid.
The median price was £99,950 in 2016 and £144,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Bishop Auckland
Median sale price in Bishop Auckland: £146,000
| All homes | 291 sales, median £146,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 83 sales, median £240,000 |
| Semi-detached | 89 sales, median £152,000 |
| Terraced | 108 sales, median £90,500 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 11 sales, median £60,000 |
Across County Durham the average price was £136,971 in June 2026, up 6.1% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £99,950 (381 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £124,950 (396 sales) |
| 2018 | £117,750 (384 sales) |
| 2019 | £119,950 (325 sales) |
| 2020 | £128,000 (315 sales) |
| 2021 | £120,000 (449 sales) |
| 2022 | £127,750 (416 sales) |
| 2023 | £141,000 (368 sales) |
| 2024 | £141,000 (371 sales) |
| 2025 | £144,000 (360 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Bishop Auckland has its own railway station about 0.5 miles from the centre. Shildon station is about 3.1 miles away, with Newton Aycliffe about 5 miles and Heighington about 6 miles. The A689 and A688 pass through or beside the town. The nearest motorway access is A1(M) junction 60 at Bradbury, about 7 miles away, while the A66(M) junction 57 at Blackwell Roundabout is about 12 miles away. Teesside International Airport is about 15 miles away and Newcastle International Airport about 26 miles. Central London is about 227 miles away.
Schools in and near Bishop Auckland
Seven primary schools lie within about 1.4 miles of the centre. Etherley Lane Primary School is the nearest at about 0.3 miles, while St Anne's CofE Primary School (Church of England), Cockton Hill Junior School and Cockton Hill Infant School are each about 0.8 miles away and St Andrew's Academy (an academy) is about 1.1 miles away. For secondary education, King James I Academy Bishop Auckland (an academy with a sixth form) is about 0.4 miles away. Bishop Barrington Academy (an academy) is about 0.9 miles away and St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College (Roman Catholic, an academy with a sixth form) is about 1.1 miles away. Parkside Academy (an academy) is about 3 miles away. Evergreen Primary School, a special school, is about 0.7 miles away. Bishop Auckland College is about 1.1 miles away, Durham Sixth Form Centre (an academy) about 9 miles away and the University of Durham about 8 miles away.
Living in Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland is an urban town in County Durham with about 23,000 residents, where terraced and semi-detached houses each make up roughly a third of households and about 63% of homes are owner occupied. There are three supermarkets, with Heron Foods about 0.2 miles away, Morrisons about 0.4 miles and Asda about 0.5 miles, alongside at least 180 shops and a number of convenience stores. Pubs number at least 18 and The Bay Horse and Laceys are both about 0.1 miles from the centre. There are also more than 10 cafés and around 10 restaurants. Bishopgate Medical Centre is about 0.4 miles away and Bishop Auckland General Hospital is about 0.6 miles away. The nearest emergency department is at University Hospital of North Durham, about 9.2 miles away. Bishop Auckland Library is about 0.3 miles away and the post office about 0.2 miles. Auckland Park is about 0.6 miles from the centre.
A short history of Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland first appears in records around 1000, when land here passed to the Earl of Northumberland as a reward for protecting the church from the Scots. In about 1020 King Canute gave land here to the Bishop of Durham. A settlement almost certainly stood here far earlier, with evidence of a church at South Church in the seventh century and a Roman fort at nearby Binchester. In 1083 canons expelled from Durham settled locally and founded a collegiate church. Bishop Pudsey set up a manor house around 1183 and Bishop Bek later turned it into a castle. In 1346 the castle grounds were noted as big enough for 16,000 men before the Battle of Neville's Cross. Charles I visited three times, the last in 1647 as a prisoner. Coal mining grew rapidly once railways arrived in the early nineteenth century. Seven listed buildings, all Grade II, lie near the centre.
Sport and leisure
Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex is the sports centre for swimming. For football, Heritage Park is a soccer stadium and Bishop Auckland Football Club is also listed. Bishop Auckland RUFC covers rugby union while Bishop Auckland Bowls Club covers bowls. Several pitches and courts are mapped for tennis, soccer, bowls and rugby union, along with facilities for skateboarding and basketball. Open space includes Cockton Hill Recreation Ground, Town Recreation Ground and West Mills Playing Fields and a number of children's playgrounds are mapped. OneGym and PureGym provide fitness centres.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Bishop Auckland?
- The median price paid in Bishop Auckland over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 was £146,000. By property type, the median price paid was £240,000 for detached houses, £152,000 for semi-detached houses, £90,500 for terraced houses and £60,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Bishop Auckland in the last year?
- HM Land Registry recorded 291 standard sales in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026. Of these, 108 were terraced houses, 89 were semi-detached houses, 83 were detached houses and 11 were flats.
- What are the transport links in Bishop Auckland?
- Bishop Auckland railway station is about 0.8 miles from the centre and Shildon station is about 2.8 miles away. The nearest motorway junction is A1(M) junction 59 (Aycliffe Interchange) at about 7 miles and the A688, A6072, A689 and A68 pass through or beside the area. Teesside International Airport is about 14 miles away.
- What schools are near the centre of Bishop Auckland?
- There are 9 primary schools within about 1.4 miles of the centre, the nearest being St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School at about 0.2 miles. The nearest secondary schools are St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College at about 0.1 miles and Bishop Barrington Academy at about 0.2 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Bishop Auckland?
- There are 6 estate agent sales branches with an office in Bishop Auckland.
Areas near Bishop Auckland
- West Auckland
- Witton Park
- Eldon Lane and Coundon Grange
- Toft Hill and High Etherley
- Shildon
- Hunwick
- Coundon and Leeholme
- Evenwood
Bishop Auckland is in County Durham.
Estate agents near Bishop Auckland
- Rea EstatesBishop Auckland DL14 7AZ0.2 miles
- RobinsonsBishop Auckland DL14 7EH0.2 miles
- Holbrook & Co. Estate Agents Bishop AucklandBishop Auckland DL14 7EN0.3 miles
- Venture PropertiesBishop Auckland DL14 7EH0.3 miles
- Ryan James Estate AgentsBishop Auckland DL14 7EH0.3 miles
- HuntersBishop Auckland DL14 7EN0.3 miles
- F J EstatesShildon DL4 1DX2.5 miles
- Kan MoveSpennymoor DL16 7LD3.7 miles
- Dowen Estate & Letting AgentsSpennymoor DL16 6BB3.8 miles
- Langdales Estate and LettingsSpennymoor DL16 6BB3.9 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Bishop Auckland.