325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

DL12 8HH

Ward
Barnard Castle
Parish
Barnard Castle
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Country
England
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Police
Durham

House prices

£426k£213k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £406k +7.9% +413% -5%
Semi-detached £225k +6.1% +359% -20%
Terraced £176k -9.0% +364% -29%
Flat £88k -20% +86% -63%

Median sale prices in DL12 8 from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Teesdale School and Sixth Form 0.03 mi — 49.6 49%
Barnard Castle School 0.6 mi — 43.0 1%
Staindrop Academy 4.5 mi — 45.6 39%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £623
1 bed £436
2 bed £553
3 bed £663
4+ bed £964

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 4,659
Violence & sexual offences 1,644
Burglary 190
Anti-social behaviour 844

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
BARNARD CASTLE SURGERY GP practice 0.7 mi
PINFOLD MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 10.2 mi
WOODVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 9.8 mi
GAINFORD SURGERY GP practice 7.8 mi
EVENWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 9.4 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Bishop Auckland West Weardale Rail Station Rail station 13.6 mi
Bishop Auckland West Station Rail station 13.6 mi
Bishop Auckland Rail Station Rail station 13.6 mi
Bishop Auckland Rail Station Rail station 13.6 mi
Wolsingham Rail Station Rail station 18.4 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 96.6%
Gigabit 64.4%
Full fibre (FTTP) 62.9%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 84.7%
Indoor voice (all) 89.9%
5G outdoor (any) 94.6%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 DL12 8HH
Overall64%
Income61%
Employment51%
Education63%
Health32%
Crime92%
Housing & services63%
Living environment69%

Your MP

Sam Rushworth MP

Labour

Bishop Auckland

sam.rushworth.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.06 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.1 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.6 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.4 mi
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.5 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Milestone at Nz 057 170 Milestone, East of Junction with Victoria Road II 0.4 mi
83, Harmire Road II 0.6 mi
Milestone in Front of Willowfield II 0.4 mi
118, Galgate II 0.4 mi
116, Galgate II 0.4 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 16,419
Total registered 17,939
Dormant 269
New (last year) 2,677
New (last 5 years) 8,536

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 5
PM10 8
NO₂ 5
NOₓ 6

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 1
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Killed/serious 0
Pedestrian 1
Cyclist —

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 2,813,600,000
Cars & taxis 2,110,400,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,785

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 16.1%
Aged 16–64 56.2%
Aged 65+ 27.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 98.8%
Asian 0.5%
Black 0.1%
Mixed 0.5%
Other 0.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 72.1%
Social rented 16.5%
Private rented 11.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 19.6%
Semi-detached 40.8%
Terraced 30.0%
Flat / maisonette 7.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 19.4%
1 car or van 44.4%
2+ cars or vans 36.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 52.6%
Unemployed 1.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 22.2%
Degree or above 27.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 70.1%
Smoking prevalence 8.8%
Infant mortality 4.7

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.