8 Taylor Square, DL14 6RA

Terraced house64 m²EPC DBand AFreehold

8 Taylor Square, in DL14, is a freehold terraced house on Taylor Square. It last sold for £45,000 in 2016 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 41% on its first recorded sale of £32,000 in 2005.

EPC DCouncil tax AGigabit broadband 100%

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Mid-terrace house
Mid-terrace
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Built
1930-1949
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
4.1 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

Indicatively £50,000£72,000 today, projected from its 2016 sale.

Indicative value
£50,000£72,000
Carrying the 2016 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 3.1%/yr across 2 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2016)
£45,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year across 2 sales.
Sold 2016 · £45k£72k£50k2026

From the 2016 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across County Durham, the official average home value is £138,767+5% in a year, +25% over five.

Detached£238,104
Semi-detached£139,629
Terraced£114,568
Flat / maisonette£77,365

Covers the whole County Durham area, not this postcode.

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The precise, comparables-based valuation

A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Every comparable — address, date, size, sold & adjusted price

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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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The valuation with its comparables, every application and document trail, tenure & title, the ten score workings — the full dossier for this one address.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 8 Taylor Square, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 2005, up 41% from first to latest.

£25k£50k£75k£100k£125k2005200920132017202120252026£131k+41%Sold 2016: £45,000£45kSold 2005: £32,000£32k
£25k£50k£75k£100k£125k201520212026£131kSold 2016: £45,000£45k
DL14 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against DL14's yearly median.

13 May 2016Most recent
£45,000+41%
Terraced house · Freehold · +3.1%/yr since the previous sale
Energy certificate 11 May 2015
Rated EPC D · 64 m² recorded
14 Feb 2005
£32,000
Terraced house · Freehold
Built 1930-1949
Property built
Interwar (1919–1944)
What a home of this era typically means
  • Cavity walls begin to appear, but many of this era are unfilled — worth checking whether they’ve been insulated.
  • Foundations are deeper than Victorian but still shallow by modern standards; clay-heave subsidence is the classic risk.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

Energy & running costs

What 8 Taylor Square's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (59/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £925 a year. The certificate expired in 2025 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2025 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 85
C69–80
D55–68
This home · 59
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
4.1 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1930-1949
EPC construction age band
Built form
Mid-terrace
Running cost
£925/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
11 May 2015
lodgement date
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1930-1949 — older fabric, so radiator sizing and insulation need checking before a heat pump.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band A (≈£1,748/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Council tax
Band A
£1,748/yr · Durham UA
Gigabit broadband
100%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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Parks & green spaces with sizes
Connectivity measures in full

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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the County Durham 058E neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 1/10among the more deprived areas in England; household income about 40% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

1/10Among the more deprived areas in England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: living environment score well, but a weaker crime.

Breakdown by domain
Income1/10
Employment1/10
Education & skills1/10
Health1/10
Crime1/10
Housing & access5/10
Living environment10/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 8 Taylor Square sits in its local market.

DL14 median
£113,000
last 8 years

8 Taylor Square: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 8 Taylor Square last sell, and for how much?

8 Taylor Square last sold for £45,000 on 13 May 2016, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 8 Taylor Square been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 8 Taylor Square between 2005 and 2016. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 8 Taylor Square?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 64 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 8 Taylor Square?

8 Taylor Square is in council tax band A, costing about £1,748 a year (Durham UA).

How energy efficient is 8 Taylor Square?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 59). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 8 Taylor Square worth today?

Carrying its 2016 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 3.1% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £50,000–£72,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 8 Taylor Square?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at DL14 6RA

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Taylor Square.

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.