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On Rochester Close, in Bishop Auckland Central & West
What it's like at DL14 0RJ: every home that has sold on Rochester Close since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Rochester Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 42 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 3, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Jul 1997 | £57,500 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2008 | £105,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Aug 1998 | £45,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 10, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Apr 1998 | £46,000 | 79 m² | £582/m² | 1 |
| 12, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Apr 2015 | £115,000 | 79 m² | £1,456/m² | 1 |
| 14, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2003 | £64,500 | 106 m² | £608/m² | 2 |
| 16, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2003 | £69,500 | 56 m² | £1,241/m² | 1 |
| 17, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2008 | £133,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2000 | £51,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2025 | £145,000 | 69 m² | £2,101/m² | 3 |
| 21, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Jul 2010 | £125,000 | 93 m² | £1,344/m² | 2 |
| 23, Rochester CloseDetached | May 2017 | £177,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 26, Rochester CloseTerraced | Nov 2020 | £127,500 | 76 m² | £1,678/m² | 1 |
| 27, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Apr 2008 | £142,000 | 90 m² | £1,578/m² | 2 |
| 28, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Jul 1998 | £44,500 | 77 m² | £578/m² | 1 |
| 29, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2020 | £137,500 | 80 m² | £1,719/m² | 1 |
| 31, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2025 | £145,000 | 82 m² | £1,768/m² | 2 |
| 32, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2007 | £117,000 | 78 m² | £1,500/m² | 2 |
| 33, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2023 | £130,000 | 93 m² | £1,398/m² | 2 |
| 35, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Feb 2026 | £125,000 | 73 m² | £1,712/m² | 5 |
| 36, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Feb 1996 | £49,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 37, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | May 2021 | £95,000 | 77 m² | £1,234/m² | 4 |
| 38, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2008 | £107,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 39, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | May 1999 | £41,000 | 58 m² | £707/m² | 1 |
| 41, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Sept 1995 | £43,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 42, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Feb 2023 | £126,250 | 43 m² | £2,936/m² | 2 |
| 43, Rochester CloseDetached | Jan 1999 | £76,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 44, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Mar 2007 | £125,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 45, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2013 | £102,500 | 74 m² | £1,385/m² | 3 |
| 46, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2017 | £98,000 | 68 m² | £1,441/m² | 5 |
| 47, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2017 | £87,000 | 68 m² | £1,279/m² | 3 |
| 49, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2009 | £95,000 | 63 m² | £1,508/m² | 1 |
| 51, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2023 | £130,000 | 69 m² | £1,884/m² | 1 |
| 53, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £135,000 | 67 m² | £2,015/m² | 4 |
| 55, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2003 | £97,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 56, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2022 | £155,000 | 80 m² | £1,938/m² | 3 |
| 57, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2015 | £127,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 58, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Mar 2005 | £118,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 61, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2021 | £130,000 | 72 m² | £1,806/m² | 2 |
| 63, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Jan 2021 | £95,000 | 43 m² | £2,209/m² | 2 |
| 66, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2021 | £105,000 | 42 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| 67, Rochester CloseSemi-detached | May 2021 | £105,000 | 45 m² | £2,333/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Bishop Auckland, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 169k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Darlington.
The nearest bus stop is Etherley Lane - Violet Banks, 50 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (routes 89, 87); 13 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 47 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
The nearest primary school is Escomb Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 57% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 46.4 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 15% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.6 km away, with Etherley Moor Garage closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Station View Medical Centre (1.6 km), with Tesco Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.6 km).
For a haircut, Impact Hair Salon is 1.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Darlington Memorial Hospital, 16 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 4 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Auckland Park Hospital RVS Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (1.3 km), and Masons Arms the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 111 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 25% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Auckland Park, 2.8 km away; for exercise, Bishop Auckland RUFC (1.3 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 23 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 150 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
2 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Bishop Auckland constituency: Dr Sam Rushworth MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 6,672 (16.5%), turnout 57%. Vote shares: Labour 42%, Conservative 26%, Reform UK 23%, Green Party 5%.
9 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near DL14 0RJ →
On this street: 0 of 28 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.5% | 93.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.8% | 2.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 42 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Seaton Carew North Gare · about 38 min
Nearest: Hunsonby Swimming Pool · about 64 min
Nearest: Weardale Railway · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.