Map of DL12 8FJ postcode

General information
Postcode DL12 8FJ
Post Town Barnard Castle
Nearest station Bishop Auckland (19 km)
Bus stops
Darlington Road-Hower House (E)
Shaw Bank (SW)
Shaw Bank (NE)
Town Pasture Lane (SW)
Darlington Road (E)
Town Pasture Lane (NE)
Known addresses
1 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
2 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
9 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
10 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
11 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
12 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
14 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
15 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
16 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
17 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
19 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
21 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
22 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
23 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
26 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
42 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 54.549976
Longitude -1.903106
Easting 406365
Northing 517196
Grid reference NZ063171
UTM reference 30U 570948 6045268
what3words corded.meaty.slope
Plus code 9C6WG3XW+XQ
Altitude 203 metres (667 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:01
Sunset (today) 21:08
Distance away
Distance to sea 45.9 KMs (28.5 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishMarwoodE04010662
Ward Barnard Castle East E05009034
Unitary Authority County Durham E06000047
County County Durham E11000007
Constituency (2024) Bishop Auckland E14001101
MPSam RushworthLabour
Police forceDurham
NUTS/ITL 3 Durham
NUTS/ITL 2 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
NUTS/ITL 1 North East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced June 2023
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
21,811 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£40,100
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural town and fringe
Built up area (2024)Barnard CastleE63007418
Census output area (2021)E00105838
Census output area (2011)E00105838
Lower layer super output area (2021)County Durham 067DE01020853
Lower layer super output area (2011)County Durham 066BE01020853
Middle layer super output area (2021)Barnard Castle & Upper TeesdaleE02007022
Middle layer super output area (2011)Barnard CastleE02004347
Travel to work areaDurham and Bishop AucklandE30000203
Property sales
Average property price in Darlington £162,362
Annual change 0.4%
View all properties sold in the DL postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
42 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build semi-detached (freehold)Sep 2024£62,998
26 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)Aug 2024£469,995
19 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)Jun 2024£424,995
21 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)Apr 2024£398,996
22 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build semi-detached (freehold)Mar 2024£225,000
23 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build semi-detached (freehold)Mar 2024£223,095
17 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)Dec 2023£528,995
12 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)Dec 2023£386,995
14 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)Dec 2023£392,845
16 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)Dec 2023£460,745
Other (freehold)May 2022£4,634,304
Other (freehold)Oct 2018£205,000


View all properties sold in the DL12 8 sector

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