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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

DL120QJ

Market Place

DL129QJ

Upper Teesdale

DL129SL

Moorhouse Lane

DL120RD

Greta Place

DL128XT

Harmire Enterprise Park

DL129ES

Upper Teesdale

DL129TB

Lower Teesdale

DL128DR

Harmire Road

DL120EQ

Upper Teesdale

DL117UD

Pudding Hill Road

DL120XY

Grasshill Causeway

DL129AU

Low Startforth Road

DL128SP

Upper Teesdale

DL120HE

Upper Teesdale

DL117HH

New Road

DL129TR

Waterside Cottages

DL129QH

Upper Teesdale

DL129PG

Demesne Lane

DL117DP

Upper Teesdale

DL128NB

Market Place

DL128DS

Strathmore Road

DL120QX

Upper Teesdale

DL128PY

Thorngate

DL120BF

Upper Teesdale

DL128QD

Thorngate

DL120RL

Market Place

DL128BD

Station Crossing

DL129NA

Long Close Lane

DL129TP

Lower Teesdale

DL128RF

Flatts Road

DL128HL

Prospect Place

DL120SA

Roman Road

DL129LZ

Long Close Lane

DL128SR

Upper Teesdale

DL129TA

Cowclose Lane

DL120TE

Leekworth Gardens

DL120JL

East View

DL129LQ

South View

DL129EA

High Green

DL128DX

Woodside

DL120UU

Alston Road

DL129BH

Startforth View

DL120HT

Upper Teesdale

DL120RN

Town Head

DL128GB

Queen Street

DL120JJ

Station Road

DL128JJ

Baliol Street

DL129DU

Castle Court

DL129TU

Green Lane

DL128XW

Harmire Enterprise Park

DL120NU

Thringarth

DL120JH

Mill Lane

DL129QD

Nicholson Terrace

DL128LX

Horsemarket

DL120XB

Upper Teesdale

DL120EE

Upper Teesdale

DL128AE

Vere Road

DL129SE

Greta Bridge Bank

DL120TL

Leekworth Lane

DL120DQ

Folly Bank

DL128JH

Pearson Terrace

DL120TH

Newtown

DL128DB

Montalbo Road

DL129NR

Upper Teesdale

DL128EY

Barnard Castle

DL129BL

Lower Teesdale

DL120QL

Rose Terrace

DL129HD

Maurice Close

DL120UF

Upper Teesdale

DL128LR

Bartlemere

DL128BH

Galgate

DL129NW

Upper Teesdale

DL129QF

Sunnycroft Cottages

DL128AJ

Raby Avenue

DL128PH

The Bank

DL128PS

Old School Close

DL120NF

Station Cottages

DL120JU

Bendele Terrace

DL128JT

Dunelm Court

DL128RP

Coal Road

DL120AW

South Terrace

DL129EJ

Upper Teesdale

DL120TB

Jubilee Place

DL128QE

Middlewood Close

DL129JQ

The Street

DL120NH

Alston Road

DL128AX

Lower Teesdale

DL128QA

Barnard Castle

DL129SN

The Street

DL129NP

Balder View Cottages

DL128SJ

Billy Lane

DL129RL

Sleightholme Moor Road

DL128NA

Horsemarket

DL128DJ

Bede Kirk

DL129RQ

West Lane

DL129LH

The Street

DL117HF

Lanehead

DL129AQ

School Cottages

DL128QH

Teesbank Court

DL129JU

Low Road

Data Sources

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