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Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale

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About

Barnard Castle is a market town centred around its imposing Norman fortress, which overlooks a bend in the River Tees. The town's historic streets contain the Bowes Museum, a grand French-style château housing an extensive collection of European art. The surrounding area is characterised by a mix of agricultural land and wooded riverbanks, with the Tees flowing towards the Pennine foothills.

Upper Teesdale begins west of the town, where the landscape opens into high, exposed moorland. This is the realm of the North Pennines AONB, with its distinctive geology of sugar limestone supporting rare alpine flora. The river cuts through here, creating the dramatic waterfalls of High Force and Cauldron Snout. The area is defined by scattered farmsteads and the vast, open skies of the Durham fells.

Area overview

On average Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale has moderate deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 55 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 9.4% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale is £44,041 per year. There are 8 schools in Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale: 6 primary (1 Outstanding and 1 Good) and 1 secondary (1 Outstanding and 0 Good). Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale is home to around 12,145 people, with a population density of about 20.8 per km2.

Crime rate
5/10
Crimes per 1k residents
55
Deprivation level
6/10
Income level
6/10
Social housing
9.4%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale Population
12,145
Population density
20.8 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
26.68(-31%)
Criminal damage and arson
7.82(-31%)
Anti-social behaviour
6.67(-69%)
Other crime
5.93(+60%)
Burglary
4.28(-4%)
North East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
11,651
95.96%
Other White
160
1.32%
White and Black Caribbean (mixed)
46
0.38%
Irish
40
0.33%
African
37
0.3%
Total population: 12,142

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
3,424
32.81%
No qualifications
1,860
17.82%
Level 3 (A level)
1,725
16.53%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,489
14.27%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
993
9.51%
Total 16+ residents: 10,437

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
2,559
45.64%
Owns with a mortgage
1,240
22.12%
Private landlord or letting agency
885
15.78%
Other social rented
606
10.81%
Other forms of private rent
184
3.28%
Total households: 5,607

Property prices in Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale

Based on 136 recent sales, the median property price is £235,000 in Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale area, with individual transactions ranging from £19,000 up to £925,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached49£340,000
Flats11£85,000
Semi-Detached30£235,000
Terraced46£168,750

10 years median price trend in Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale.

All postcodes in Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale

DL128RL

Upper Teesdale

DL129LY

Long Close Lane

DL120QA

Market Place

DL120LL

Cobbler Gate Lane

DL128LE

Green Lane

DL120JB

Bail Hill Road

DL129UN

Upper Teesdale

DL128YD

Queen Street

DL129BN

Bridge End

DL120DS

Upper Teesdale

DL120XX

Stony Path

DL120TG

Gas Lane

DL129DX

The Paddock

DL120QY

Aukside

DL128DL

Harmire Road

DL129LR

Upper Teesdale

DL128GA

Kyles Yard

DL120UZ

Cassell Bank

DL129QG

Croft View

DL120QG

Market Place

DL128PU

Castle Court

DL128AQ

Vane Road

DL129JJ

Thornberry Lane

DL120NL

Upper Teesdale

DL128ST

Parsons Lonnen

DL117UG

Pudding Hill Road

DL120AS

Gordon Bank

DL120UY

Dent Bank

DL128JE

Ware Street

DL129RD

Bowes Road

DL129LJ

Railway Cottages

DL129JL

Thornberry Lane

DL120AQ

Middleton Road

DL128LH

Hilton Road

DL128RT

Dent Gate Lane

DL128FT

Baliol Street

DL129JS

The Street

DL120AZ

Upper Teesdale

DL120DJ

Folly Bank

DL128PZ

Thorngate Wynd

DL117HQ

Lanehead Lane

DL129HU

The Street

DL129AZ

Lartington Lane

DL129LL

The Street

DL129RH

Stainmore Road

DL128AB

Flatts Road

DL120YA

Upper Teesdale

DL120RR

Stanhope Road

DL129JP

Upper Teesdale

DL129AJ

Bowes Way

DL128QS

Upper Teesdale

DL128NS

St Marys Close

DL129HZ

Clint Lane

DL120DE

Town Head

DL129JG

Upper Teesdale

DL129ET

Upper Teesdale

DL128JB

Hall Street

DL120SW

Wesley Terrace

DL120PR

Lunedale

DL128FE

Commercial Yard

DL117UF

Pudding Hill Road

DL120NR

Upper Teesdale

DL128YA

Waterloo Yard

DL128QP

Upper Teesdale

DL128NL

North View

DL120UA

Shiney Row

DL120LF

Pipely Cottages

DL128ND

Market Place

DL129BY

Tunstall Walk

DL120SN

Chapel Row

DL120DA

Town Head

DL129RZ

Mortham Lane

DL128RA

Upper Teesdale

DL120EW

Upper Teesdale

DL128GD

Baliol Street

DL120SB

The Larches

DL122BN

Lower Teesdale

DL128LN

Churchill Road

DL128RR

Dentgate Lane

DL120JW

Nook Cottages

DL128QZ

Upper Teesdale

DL128QN

Dent Gate Lane

DL128LL

Churchill Road

DL120SH

Horsemarket

DL128LT

Victoria Road

DL120SU

Garden Terrace

DL128PN

The Bank

DL128DE

Marwood Drive

DL128JN

Low Mill

DL120UG

Upper Teesdale

DL129HP

Back Lane

DL129BU

Grassholme Way

DL120JQ

Lowside

DL129JN

Upper Teesdale

DL120PB

Upper Teesdale

DL120AA

The Green

DL122BY

Lower Teesdale

DL120LT

West Pasture Road

DL129TH

Abbey Lane

DL128GE

Chapel View

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/06/2026.