Barnard Castle

Barnard Castle is covered by postcode district DL12. It is in the County Durham council area, England.

Typical price £210,500 Homes sold in Barnard Castle, last 12 months. ▼ 17.5% on the year before Gigabit broadband 55 of 193 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 4 of 198 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 7 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 5 3 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Barnard Castle, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Barnard Castle, by flood risk Of the 198 postcodes in Barnard Castle that ONS places, 3 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at low risk at worst and 194 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Barnard Castle. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A688A67 DL12 2BZ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AA: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AB: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AD: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AE: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AF: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AG: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AH: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AJ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AL: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AN: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AP: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AQ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AR: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AS: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AT: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AU: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AW: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AY: not on the flood risk listDL12 8AZ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8BA: not on the flood risk listDL12 8BB: not on the flood risk listDL12 8BD: not on the flood risk listDL12 8BE: not on the flood risk listDL12 8BG: not on the flood risk listDL12 8BH: not on the flood risk listDL12 8BJ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8BL: not on the flood risk listDL12 8BN: not on the flood risk listDL12 8BP: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DA: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DB: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DD: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DE: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DF: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DG: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DH: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DJ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DL: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DN: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DP: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DQ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DR: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DS: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DT: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DU: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DW: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DX: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DY: not on the flood risk listDL12 8DZ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8EA: not on the flood risk listDL12 8EB: not on the flood risk listDL12 8ED: not on the flood risk listDL12 8EF: not on the flood risk listDL12 8EH: not on the flood risk listDL12 8EJ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8EN: not on the flood risk listDL12 8EP: not on the flood risk listDL12 8EQ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8ER: not on the flood risk listDL12 8ES: not on the flood risk listDL12 8ET: not on the flood risk listDL12 8EU: not on the flood risk listDL12 8EW: not on the flood risk listDL12 8EY: not on the flood risk listDL12 8EZ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8FA: not on the flood risk listDL12 8FB: not on the flood risk listDL12 8FD: not on the flood risk listDL12 8FE: not on the flood risk listDL12 8FH: not on the flood risk listDL12 8FJ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8FL: not on the flood risk listDL12 8FN: not on the flood risk listDL12 8FT: not on the flood risk listDL12 8GA: not on the flood risk listDL12 8GB: not on the flood risk listDL12 8GD: not on the flood risk listDL12 8GE: not on the flood risk listDL12 8GY: not on the flood risk listDL12 8GZ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HB: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HD: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HE: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HH: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HJ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HL: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HN: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HP: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HQ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HR: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HS: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HT: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HU: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HW: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HX: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HY: not on the flood risk listDL12 8HZ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JA: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JB: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JD: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JE: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JF: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JG: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JH: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JJ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JL: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JN: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JQ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JR: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JS: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JT: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JU: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JX: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JY: not on the flood risk listDL12 8JZ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LA: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LB: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LD: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LE: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LF: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LG: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LH: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LJ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LL: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LN: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LP: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LQ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LR: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LS: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LT: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LW: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LX: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LY: not on the flood risk listDL12 8LZ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NA: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NB: not on the flood risk listDL12 8ND: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NE: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NF: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NG: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NJ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NL: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NN: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NP: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NQ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NR: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NS: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NT: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NU: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NW: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NY: not on the flood risk listDL12 8NZ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8PA: not on the flood risk listDL12 8PB: not on the flood risk listDL12 8PD: not on the flood risk listDL12 8PH: not on the flood risk listDL12 8PL: not on the flood risk listDL12 8PN: not on the flood risk listDL12 8PP: not on the flood risk listDL12 8PQ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8PR: not on the flood risk listDL12 8PS: not on the flood risk listDL12 8PU: not on the flood risk listDL12 8PW: not on the flood risk listDL12 8PX: not on the flood risk listDL12 8PY: not on the flood risk listDL12 8PZ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8QA: not on the flood risk listDL12 8QB: not on the flood risk listDL12 8QE: not on the flood risk listDL12 8QF: not on the flood risk listDL12 8QG: not on the flood risk listDL12 8QH: not on the flood risk listDL12 8QJ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8QL: not on the flood risk listDL12 8QN: not on the flood risk listDL12 8RJ: not on the flood risk listDL12 8ST: not on the flood risk listDL12 8SX: not on the flood risk listDL12 8TA: not on the flood risk listDL12 8TD: not on the flood risk listDL12 8TN: not on the flood risk listDL12 8UN: not on the flood risk listDL12 8UW: not on the flood risk listDL12 8XT: not on the flood risk listDL12 8XW: not on the flood risk listDL12 8XY: not on the flood risk listDL12 8YA: not on the flood risk listDL12 8YB: not on the flood risk listDL12 8YD: not on the flood risk listDL12 8QQ: low flood risk at worstDL12 8GP: high flood riskDL12 8QD: high flood riskDL12 8RN: high flood risk Barnard Castle Map of every postcode in Barnard Castle, by flood risk Of the 198 postcodes in Barnard Castle that ONS places, 3 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at low risk at worst and 194 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Barnard Castle. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A688 Barnard Castle
  • A home or business at high risk: 3
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 1
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 194

Of the 198 postcodes in Barnard Castle that ONS places, 3 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at low risk at worst and 194 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 54.5462, longitude -1.9192. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

DL12 8GP4 at high riskDL12 8RN2 at high riskDL12 8QD1 at high risk

What is it like to live in Barnard Castle?

Homes sold for a typical £210,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 17.5% on the 12 months before. At 55 of the 193 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 7 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 4 of its 198 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Bishop Auckland West Station, 19.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Barnard Castle?

Homes in Barnard Castle sold for a typical £210,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 72 sales, down 17.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£210,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£255,000
12 months to August 2026
£210,500

▼ down 17.5% on the 12 months before

Detached£364,200 9 sales
Semi-detached£210,500 28 sales
Terraced£230,000 26 sales
Flat or maisonette£119,000 9 sales

Across the whole DL12 district, Barnard Castle's main postcode district: a typical £227,500.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Barnard Castle: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Barnard Castle?

7 of the 198 postcodes now in use in Barnard Castle came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 29 of the 118 homes sold in Barnard Castle were newly built (25%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DL12 district, 17%.

The newest postcodes

DL12 2BZsince March 2026DL12 8FNsince October 2024DL12 8EYsince January 2024DL12 8FJsince June 2023DL12 8FLsince June 2023DL12 8FHsince November 2021

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Barnard CastleAcross the DL12 district
The 12 months to August 2026 3 of 72 (4%) 3 of 148 (2%)
The 12 months to August 2025 29 of 118 (25%) 35 of 212 (17%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Barnard Castle?

Ofcom reports on 193 of the 198 postcodes in Barnard Castle. At 55 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit55 of 193
Postcodes where every home can get superfast183 of 193

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Barnard Castle at risk of flooding?

4 of the 198 postcodes in Barnard Castle have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 7 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 4 of 198 postcodes High: 7Low: 24

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Barnard Castle?

The open schools at the postcodes in Barnard Castle. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Barnard Castle?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Barnard Castle is Bishop Auckland West Station, 19.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Bishop Auckland West Station Railway station 19.6 kmDrive
  • Bishop Auckland Rail Station Railway station 19.9 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Barnard Castle?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Barnard Castle. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Barnard Castle safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 635 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Barnard Castle over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 47 September 2025
  2. 54 October 2025
  3. 42 November 2025
  4. 49 December 2025
  5. 47 January 2026
  6. 42 February 2026
  7. 58 March 2026
  8. 61 April 2026
  9. 69 May 2026
  10. 48 June 2026
  11. 46 July 2026
  12. 72 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences251 reports
Other crime90 reports
Anti-social behaviour68 reports
Public order52 reports
Shoplifting50 reports
Criminal damage and arson49 reports
Other theft25 reports
Drugs15 reports

Also: vehicle crime 14, burglary 13, possession of weapons 3, theft from the person 2, robbery 2, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Barnard Castle?

Council
County Durham
Parliamentary constituency
Bishop Auckland
Police force area
Durham
Region
North East
Country
England
MP
Dr Sam Rushworth (Labour)

All 198 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Barnard Castle

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Barnard Castle postcodes

198 postcodes in use in Barnard Castle, by district:

DL12 postcode district,198 postcodes

That district is in the DL postcode area.

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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Barnard Castle

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Barnard Castle's £210,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Staindrop8.3 km, £210,000Cockfield10.3 km, £100,000Evenwood13.1 km, £89,000West Auckland15.8 km, £136,322Toft Hill and High Etherley15.9 km, £127,475Bishop Auckland19.2 km, £144,000Richmond19.5 km, £265,000Shildon20.0 km, £80,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Barnard Castle

What is it like to live in Barnard Castle?
Homes sold for a typical £210,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 17.5% on the 12 months before. At 55 of the 193 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 7 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 4 of its 198 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Bishop Auckland West Station, 19.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Barnard Castle?
Barnard Castle is covered by postcode district DL12, across 198 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Barnard Castle in?
Barnard Castle is in the County Durham council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Barnard Castle?
Barnard Castle is in the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dr Sam Rushworth (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Barnard Castle?
Homes in Barnard Castle sold for a typical £210,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 72 sales, down 17.5% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Barnard Castle?
In Barnard Castle, primary schools at its postcodes include Montalbo Nursery & Primary School, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle and Green Lane Church of England Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Teesdale School and Sixth Form and Barnard Castle School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Barnard Castle have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Barnard Castle is Bishop Auckland West Station, 19.6 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Barnard Castle?
Ofcom reports on 193 of the 198 postcodes in Barnard Castle. At 55 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Barnard Castle at risk of flooding?
4 of the 198 postcodes in Barnard Castle have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 7 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Barnard Castle?
7 of the 198 postcodes now in use in Barnard Castle came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 29 of the 118 homes sold in Barnard Castle were newly built (25%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DL12 district, 17%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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