2,577
Households
White Brit. · 96%
Ethnicity
Christian · 63%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
38 · 7.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£218,000
Median property price
180
Postcodes
Overview of Barnard Castle
Coordinates54.5456, -1.9201
Postcodes
180
Population (Census)
5,350
Households (Census)
2,577
Recorded crime · May '26
38 · 7.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Barnard Castle
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.48 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.48 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Barnard Castle
Property sales · Barnard Castle
HM Land Registry · Barnard Castle
Average price
£211,686
YoY: -15.3%
Median price: £224,583
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £311,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£381k£267k£154k
Jun '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Barnard Castle
Crime trends · Barnard Castle
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17114
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY +33%
ASB
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Demographics in Barnard Castle
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.7%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 2.4%
Religion
Christian63.2%
No religion30.5%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6422.5%
35–4915.6%
65–7414.5%
75–8410.2%
25–348.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Any member 66+20.9%
Other18.9%
All members 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%
+ 6 other households · 25.1%
Schools in Barnard Castle
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Montalbo Nursery & Primary School
County Durham · DL12 8TN
Outstanding
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Teesdale School and Sixth Form
County Durham · DL12 8HH
Outstanding
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle
County Durham · DL12 8JR
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Barnard Castle School
County Durham · DL12 8UN
0.4 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Barnard Castle
Postcodes in Barnard Castle
DL12 8AADL12 8ABDL12 8ADDL12 8AEDL12 8AFDL12 8AGDL12 8AHDL12 8AJDL12 8ALDL12 8ANDL12 8APDL12 8AQDL12 8ARDL12 8ASDL12 8ATDL12 8AUDL12 8AWDL12 8AYDL12 8AZDL12 8BADL12 8BBDL12 8BDDL12 8BEDL12 8BGDL12 8BHDL12 8BJDL12 8BLDL12 8BPDL12 8BWDL12 8DADL12 8DBDL12 8DDDL12 8DEDL12 8DFDL12 8DGDL12 8DHDL12 8DJDL12 8DLDL12 8DNDL12 8DPDL12 8DQDL12 8DRDL12 8DSDL12 8DUDL12 8DWDL12 8DXDL12 8DYDL12 8DZDL12 8EADL12 8EBDL12 8EDDL12 8EFDL12 8EJDL12 8ENDL12 8EPDL12 8EQDL12 8ERDL12 8ESDL12 8ETDL12 8EUDL12 8EWDL12 8EYDL12 8EZDL12 8FADL12 8FBDL12 8FDDL12 8FEDL12 8FHDL12 8FNDL12 8FTDL12 8GADL12 8GBDL12 8GDDL12 8GEDL12 8GPDL12 8GYDL12 8GZDL12 8HBDL12 8HDDL12 8HEDL12 8HHDL12 8HJDL12 8HLDL12 8HPDL12 8HQDL12 8HRDL12 8HSDL12 8HTDL12 8HWDL12 8HXDL12 8HYDL12 8HZDL12 8JADL12 8JBDL12 8JDDL12 8JEDL12 8JFDL12 8JGDL12 8JHDL12 8JJDL12 8JLDL12 8JNDL12 8JQDL12 8JRDL12 8JSDL12 8JTDL12 8JUDL12 8JXDL12 8JYDL12 8JZDL12 8LADL12 8LBDL12 8LDDL12 8LEDL12 8LFDL12 8LHDL12 8LJDL12 8LLDL12 8LNDL12 8LP