DL12 0BH

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 0BQ 0 m
DL12 0AH 58 m
DL12 0AJ 88 m
DL12 0AA 137 m
DL12 0AB 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL12 0BH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL12
Postcode sector
DL12 0
Latitude
54.609246
Longitude
-2.001973
British National Grid easting
399,971
British National Grid northing
523,786

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

Explore DL12

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Cobblers Gate Lane, Mickleton, Barnard Castle, DL12 0BH 31 July 2024 £545,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Cotherstone Primary School

    Community school

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Burglary 5
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

Nearby transport

  • Three Tuns

    BCT · Eggleston

    0.0 miles
  • Three Tuns

    BCT · Eggleston

    0.0 miles
  • Moorcock Inn

    BCT · Eggleston

    0.1 miles
  • Moorcock Inn

    BCT · Eggleston

    0.1 miles
  • Blackton Cottage

    BCT · Eggleston

    0.8 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £545,000 from 1 recorded sale in DL12 0BH. 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

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Cotherstone Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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