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Guide Price£140,000

Land to the East of Arthur Street, Crook, County Durham, DL15

Land size
0.95 acres

Description

Please refer to auctioneer for more information Guide Price = £140,000-£180,000

**For Sale By Public Auction 2nd September 2026 09:30 AM To inspect the legal documents for this property go to our website to download the legal pack**

A Substantial Plot of Land Measuring Approximately 0.95 Acres / 3,845 sq m (41,387 sq ft). Offered With Planning Permission for the Erection of Thirteen Residential Dwellings. Works have Commenced

12 Week Completion Available

Tenure
Freehold

Location
The land is situated on a residential road close to local shops and amenities. The open spaces of Foundry Park are within easy reach. Transport links are provided by Bishop Auckland rail station and Crook bus station.

Description
The lot comprises a plot of land measuring approximately 0.95 Acres / 3,845 sq m (41,387 sq ft).

Note
The site area depicted within the plan in the auction particulars is for indicative purposes only. Additionally, any measurements stated may not be exact. Buyers should rely on their own enquiries with regard to precise measurements, any consents or rights over the land.

Planning
Durham City Borough Council granted the following planning permissions:
(ref: 3/2005/0702) on 26th September 2005 : 'Residential development to provide 9 no. Houses with integral garages (resubmission)'.
(ref: DM/14/03786/VOC) on 10th February 2015 : 'Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 3/2005/0702 to allow amended site layout'.
(ref: DM/14/03115/FPA) on 16th October 2015 : 'Four dwellings'.
Works have commenced. Please refer to the legal pack for the plans.
The seller has advised all 13 houses are private. No social housing. No outstanding CIL or S.106 payments.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-06-27

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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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
Parking Available
Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook249 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    117
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Crook Primary School536 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    342
    Type
    Community school
  • Hartside Primary Academy602 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    241
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Peases West Academy1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    126
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Stanley (Crook) Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    128
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Parkside Academy2.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    833
    Type
    Academy converter
  • King James I Academy Bishop Auckland4.9 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    936
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bishop Barrington Academy4.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    599
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,229
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Whitworth Park Academy5.4 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

Heron Crook, Crook233 metres
Aldi Queen Street Crook, Crook339 metres
Lidl Crook, Crook355 metres

GP surgery

North House Surgery210 metres

Pharmacy

Boots70 metres

Hospital

Bishop Auckland Hospital4.9 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden113 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Bishop Auckland West Station4.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

St Catherines Church132 metres

Typical drive times

Crook1 min · 0.2 miles
Tow Law10 min · 5.3 miles
Willington6 min · 2.3 miles
Durham (city)17 min · 9.2 miles
Bishop Auckland10 min · 5.5 miles

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

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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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