Land At Helme Park Hotel, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, DL13
- Land size
- 1.8 acres
Description
This former Helme Park Hotel is situated in an attractive rural area of west Durham and gives opportunity to create a high-quality scheme of 9 dwellings. Located to the west of the A68 in a quiet, countryside setting is the former Helme Park Hotel and its grounds. The site is surrounded to the west and south by grasslands with residential to the east. The closest settlements to the site are Crook which is located 1.7 miles south east and Tow Law which is located 0.9 miles north.
The site is situated in a rural location with superb views over open countryside and stands within its own grounds that extend to 0.73 hectares (1.8 acres).
The site benefits from reserved matters planning approval pursuant to outline planning permission for the demolition of the existing country house and redevelopment of 9no. residential units.
Further information is available at Durham County Council Planning Portal. Reference: DM/21/01448/RM.
Map Location
Property details
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- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 111 land-only listings in North East England (1+ acres).
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
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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
No premises records for this postcode, which is common for bare land and rural plots. A new connection would be quoted by the provider.
Mobile signal
No address-level signal records for this postcode, which is common for bare land.
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
- Tow Law Millennium Primary School1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 77
- Type
- Community school
- Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law1.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 83
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Peases West Academy2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 126
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hartside Primary Academy2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 241
- Type
- Academy converter
- Crook Primary School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 342
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Wolsingham School3.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 774
- Type
- Academy converter
- Parkside Academy4.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 833
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bishop Barrington Academy6.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 599
- Type
- Academy converter
- St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,229
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland7.1 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 936
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
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
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
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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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Bradley Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne
33-39 Grey Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 6EE
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