Land To The West Of Bishop Auckland, Broken Banks, Bishop Auckland, Durham
- Land size
- 1.71 acres
Description
An excellent opportunity to purchase 1.71 acres (0.69 hectares) of grazing land.
The land extends to approximately 1.71 acres (0.69 hectares) of grazing land with shrubs and trees. The boundaries are post and wire fencing.
Tenure
The land is for sale freehold, with vacant possession to be granted upon completion.
Mineral Rights
The mineral rights are excepted from the sale and owned by a third party.
Directions
From the north of Bishop Auckland take the A689 towards the town centre. At the first roundabout turn right onto High Bondgate then take the first left onto West Road. Then take the first right onto Hexham Street. Access on foot can be obtained by following the footpath to the west of Hexham Street.
Location
The land is located to the west of Broken Banks in Bishop Auckland and is the site of former allotment gardens.
Services
There are no services to the land.
What Three Words
Every three metre square of the world has been given a unique combination of three words. Using the unique sequence of words below you will be able to pinpoint this property. ///abode.upon.divide
Access
Access to the land is directly from the public footpath shown in blue on the sale plan.
Restrictive Covenant/Clawback
There is a restrictive covenant in favour of Durham County Council which means that in the event that planning permission is granted on the land, the Buyer will pay 80% of the net uplift on a forward sale. This provision will run until July 2037. We advise interested parties to request the Title Register and the Transfer document which includes details of the overage. These are available from H&H Land & Estates on .
Method of Sale
The property is offered for sale as a whole by informal tender. The Seller reserves the right to amalgamate, withdraw or exclude any of the property shown at any time or to generally amend the particulars. Please contact H&H Land & Estates to receive a tender form.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-04-02
Market Value Analysis
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Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Etherley Lane Primary School376 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 190
- Type
- Community school
- St Anne's CofE Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 238
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Cockton Hill Infant School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Pupils
- 146
- Type
- Community school
- Cockton Hill Junior School0.8 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 187
- Type
- Community school
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 219
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland924 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 936
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bishop Barrington Academy0.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 599
- Type
- Academy converter
- St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,229
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Parkside Academy3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 833
- Type
- Academy converter
- Whitworth Park Academy3.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 996
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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