Clairmont, Princes Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14
- Land size
- 0.65 acres
Key Features
- Development Opportunity
- Asking Price: £300,000
- NIA: 10,419 sq ft (968 sq m)
- Site Area: 0.65 acres (0.26 hectares)
- Subject to Contract
Description
The property comprises a three storey Victorian building (previously used as a school and then a hospital) arranged over ground and two upper floors offered in shell condition with existing permission to convert into 18 x one bedroom flats under Permitted Development Rules
In addition there are extensive grounds comprising a large car park and rear garden that offers a possibility of additional redevelopment of the site (subject to obtaining all relevant consents).
The property is situated on the corner of Princes Street and Etherley Lane in Bishop Auckland, less than half a mile from the City Centre. Transport links are provided by Bishop Auckland Rail Station.
This key route links to the major north south A68, which is easily accessed via roundabouts to the west of the town. For travel further afield, the A688 provides a direct connection to the A1(M) Motorway to the east of Bishop Auckland.
Offers are invited in the region of £300,000 (Three Hundred Thousand Pounds) for our client’s Freehold interest, subject to contract. Please note our client reserves the right not to accept the highest or any offer received.
In December 2022 Durham County Council approved under permitted development rules (ref: DM/22/02672/FPA):
"Change of use to 19 bed apart-hotel (Class C1)”.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-17
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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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
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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 · available to 79% of premises
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 School219 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 190
- Type
- Community school
- St Anne's CofE Primary School0.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 238
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Cockton Hill Infant School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Pupils
- 146
- Type
- Community school
- Cockton Hill Junior School0.7 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 187
- Type
- Community school
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 219
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland685 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 Academy3.1 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.
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Flood Risk
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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- 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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