DL12 8DX Postcode | Crime, Sold Prices & Census (County Durham) | Sipuha

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Schools nearby

1
Montalbo Nursery & Primary School
Primary · Outstanding
0.17 mi
2
Teesdale School and Sixth Form
Secondary with sixth form · Attainment 8 49.6
0.40 mi
3
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle
Primary
0.58 mi
4
Green Lane Church of England Primary School
Primary
0.61 mi
5
Barnard Castle School
All-through
0.78 mi

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At a glance

Around average · 9.4 per 1k

DL12 8 sector median · 80 sales · -19.0% on the prior year

Least deprived 10–20%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

Bishop Auckland West Weardale Rail Station
Rail · Main Entrance
19.5 km straight lineabout 244 min
Bishop Auckland West Station
Rail
19.5 km straight lineabout 244 min
Wolsingham Rail Station
Rail
19.7 km straight lineabout 246 min

Bus stops

Woodside
Bus · NE-bound · north-east
21 m straight lineabout 1 min
Wellington Road Hail and Ride
Bus · NE-bound · north-east
187 m straight lineabout 2 min
Marwood Drive Hail and Ride
Bus · SW-bound · south-west
309 m straight lineabout 4 min
Montalbo Road - School
Bus · S-bound · south
327 m straight lineabout 4 min
Harmire Road
Bus · N-bound · north
365 m straight lineabout 5 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales

Property sales · DL12 8

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · DL12 8 · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 80 sales

DL12 8DX has no standard sales in Sep 2025–Aug 2026, so these figures are for the DL12 8 sector.

Average price

£232,110

Median price: £210,500

Median -19.0% vs prior 12 months

Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 80 sales

View district DL12

Recent sale price trend

Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 4 sales · avg £258,750

X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)

£318k£246k£174k

Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26

£258,000 · 2026-08-14 · Terraced · Freehold

DL12 8LW

£164,500 · 2026-08-13 · Semi-detached · Freehold

DL12 8QH

£230,000 · 2026-08-10 · Semi-detached · Freehold

DL12 8FE

£382,500 · 2026-08-07 · Semi-detached · Freehold

DL12 8AJ

£165,000 · 2026-07-22 · Terraced · Freehold

DL12 8JF

£210,000 · 2026-07-14 · Semi-detached · Freehold

DL12 8HU

£183,500 · 2026-07-13 · Semi-detached · Freehold

DL12 8QG

£240,000 · 2026-07-10 · Semi-detached · Freehold

DL12 8AU

£192,500 · 2026-07-10 · Semi-detached · Freehold

DL12 8GE

£119,000 · 2026-06-30 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

DL12 8NY

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near DL12 8DX

England & Wales

Crime trends · near DL12 8DX

Counts are for Barnard Castle electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26

Key categories · YoY

Violent Crime

15

YoY —

1890

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

ASB

9

YoY —

950

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Vehicle Crime

2

YoY —

320

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Burglary

2

YoY —

420

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Criminal damage

5

YoY —

740

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Other recorded crime

17

YoY —

26130

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

50

incidents · Aug '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · County Durham 067 (E02007022)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income: £44,041
Disposable (net) annual household income: £36,264
Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised): £34,718
Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised): £34,623

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,145

White Brit.97.2%

Other White1.2%

White Irish0.5%

Other Asian0.3%

Caribbean0.3%

+ 4 other groups · 0.4%

Religion

Total residents: 1,146

Christian67.9%

No religion25.0%

Not answered5.9%

Other religion0.6%

Buddhist0.4%

+ 2 other religions · 0.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,144

50–6425.7%

65–7416.8%

35–4913.7%

75–8412.9%

25–347.4%

+ 6 other age groups · 23.4%

Households

Total households: 555

Single family household, all members 66+19.1%

One person: aged 66+18.4%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.7%

One person: other13.7%

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%

+ 9 other households · 23.2%

Deprivation Index (IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation

Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.

29630

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 29630 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

GOV.UK long-term flood risk checker Flood map for planning

Nearby postcodes around DL12 8DX

Other postcode pages in the same local area as DL12 8DX.

DL12 8AA DL12 8AB DL12 8AD DL12 8AE DL12 8AF DL12 8AG DL12 8AH DL12 8AJ DL12 8AL DL12 8AN DL12 8AP DL12 8AQ DL12 8AR DL12 8AS DL12 8AT DL12 8AU DL12 8AW DL12 8AY DL12 8AZ DL12 8BA DL12 8BB DL12 8BD DL12 8BE DL12 8BG

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for DL12 8DX

England

Country

County Durham

Local Authority

Barnard Castle

Ward

Durham and Bishop Auckland

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

DL12 8DX

Coordinates

54.5507, -1.9229

Grid reference

NZ050172

Easting

405,087

Northing

517,278

Region

North East

Plus Code

9C6WH32G+7R

User Type

Small user postcode

Grid Quality

Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)

Built Up Area

Barnard Castle

Travel to Work

Durham and Bishop Auckland

ITL Region

County Durham

National Park

Non-National Park

Administrative Information

County Durham

Local Authority

Council Area

Bishop Auckland E14001101

Constituency

E14001101

Durham

Police Force

England

Ward

Barnard Castle

Constituency code

E14001101

EU Electoral Region

North East

Parish

Barnard Castle

International Territorial Level

County Durham

Health & NHS

North East

Health Authority

Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)

NHS England

Northern

Cancer Alliance

National

Health Authority

North East

NHS Region

North East and Yorkshire

Integrated Care Board

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Primary Care Org

County Durham

Sub ICB Location

NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H

Cancer Alliance

Northern

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021

Super Output Area

County Durham 067C E01020855

E01020855

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

County Durham 067 E02007022

E02007022

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

County Durham 066D E01020855

E01020855

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

County Durham 066 E02004347

E02004347

Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Rural/Urban Classification 2021

2001 Classification

(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6

2011 Classification

(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1

2021 Classification

Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1

Sun & Time Information

6:57 AM

Sunrise

4:45 PM

Sunset

9 hours 48 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

6:57 AM

Sunset (today)

4:45 PM

Daylight duration

9 hours 48 minutes

Time zone

GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~46 years

Active Duration

1980 -> Present

January 1980 — Introduced

Postcode DL12 8DX introduced by Royal Mail.

2001 — Census Classification

2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6

2011 — Reclassified

2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1.

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01020855 and MSOA E02007022 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

IMD England rank: 29630

Present — Active

Postcode DL12 8DX is currently active and in use.

First introduced

January 1980

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

~46 years

Last updated

2026-08-01

Current status

Live

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