DL12 0AR

Upper Teesdale · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnard Castle
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Postcode district
DL12
Postcode sector
DL12 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL12 0AW 51 m
DL12 0AS 172 m
DL12 0AN 176 m
DL12 0AP 253 m
DL12 0AU 260 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL12 0AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL12
Postcode sector
DL12 0
Latitude
54.612948
Longitude
-2.008352
British National Grid easting
399,559
British National Grid northing
524,198

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010622
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00105859
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 067B · E01020857
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 067 · E02007022

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Prospect Terrace, Eggleston, Barnard Castle, DL12 0AR 6 February 2026 £154,500
5, Prospect Terrace, Eggleston, Barnard Castle, DL12 0AR 7 April 2025 £117,500
2, Prospect Terrace, Eggleston, Barnard Castle, DL12 0AR 17 May 2024 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.6 km
  2. Cotherstone Primary School

    Community school

    5.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Burglary 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.3
DL12 0 residents
2,373

Age bands in DL12 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

324 residents

Age 15 to 24
7%

163 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.3%

358 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.7%

766 residents

Age 65 and over
31.2%

730 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL12 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
71.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
71.4%
Gigabit-capable
71.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • OLD FORGE SURGERY

    HILL TERRACE, MIDDLETON-IN-TEESDALE, FOREST IN TEESDALE, BARNARD CASTLE, DL12 0QE

    ODS code A83043

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Three Tuns

    BCT · Eggleston

    0.3 miles
  • Three Tuns

    BCT · Eggleston

    0.3 miles
  • Moorcock Inn

    BCT · Eggleston

    0.4 miles
  • Moorcock Inn

    BCT · Eggleston

    0.4 miles
  • Blackton Cottage

    BCT · Eggleston

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 067B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,657 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £150,000 from 3 recorded sales in DL12 0AR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy is the nearest published school at 2.8 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

20 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.