Map of DL12 8FL postcode

General information
Postcode DL12 8FL
Post Town Barnard Castle
Nearest station Bishop Auckland (19 km)
Bus stops
Darlington Road-Hower House (E)
Shaw Bank (SW)
Town Pasture Lane (SW)
Shaw Bank (NE)
Town Pasture Lane (NE)
Known addresses
49 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
51 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
55 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
74 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
75 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
76 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
77 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
78 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
79 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
80 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
81 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
82 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
83 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
84 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
85 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
86 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
87 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
88 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
89 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
90 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
91 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
93 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
95 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
96 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
97 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
98 Merlin Drive, Barnard Castle
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 54.550119
Longitude -1.901961
Easting 406439
Northing 517212
Grid reference NZ064172
UTM reference 30U 571022 6045285
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Plus code 9C6WH32X+26
Altitude 204 metres (669 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:34
Sunset (today) 21:42
Distance away
Distance to sea 45.8 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 June 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 £164,639
Annual change 2.0%
View all properties sold in the DL postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
55 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)Sep 2024£399,996
76 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)Aug 2024£400,495
49 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)Jun 2024£303,996
51 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)Jun 2024£373,996
74 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)May 2024£414,995
96 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)May 2024£302,995
91 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)Apr 2024£358,995
98 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)Apr 2024£413,246
78 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)Apr 2024£444,995
90 Merlin Drive, Barnard CastleNew build detached (freehold)Mar 2024£373,995


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