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DL12 8AA

Barnard Castle · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Barnard Castle
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Postcode district
DL12
Postcode sector
DL12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL12 8BA 28 m
DL12 8BW 45 m
DL12 8BE 47 m
DL12 8AB 54 m
DL12 8BG 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL12 8AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL12
Postcode sector
DL12 8
Latitude
54.544968
Longitude
-1.925856
British National Grid easting
404,895
British National Grid northing
516,636

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Barnard Castle · E05016155
Parish or community
E04010591
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00105842
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 067F · E01020854
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 067 · E02007022

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle

    Academy converter

    474 m

  2. Montalbo Nursery & Primary School

    Community school

    494 m

  3. Barnard Castle School

    Other independent school

    999 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
634
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 260
  • Other crime 83
  • Anti social behaviour 58
  • Criminal damage and arson 55
  • Shoplifting 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL12 8 residents
6,785

Age bands in DL12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

914 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

671 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.5%

1,261 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,979 residents

Age 65 and over
29.1%

1,985 residents

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • BARNARD CASTLE SURGERY

    VICTORIA ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, DL12 8HT

    ODS code A83046

    633 m

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

  • Flatts Road

    BCT · Barnard Castle

    0.0 miles

  • Galgate - Stand A

    BCT · Barnard Castle

    0.1 miles

  • Galgate - Commercial Hotel

    BCT · Barnard Castle

    0.1 miles

  • Galgate - Stand B

    BCT · Barnard Castle

    0.1 miles

  • Market Place

    BCT · Barnard Castle

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 067F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,763 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
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.

Schools

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle is the nearest published school at 474 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

634 published events cover 12 months, averaging 52.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 260 events.

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