| Postcode | DL12 8JW | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Barnard Castle | 
| Nearest station | Bishop Auckland (20 km) | 
| Bus stops | RC School (NW) Market Place (N) RC School (SE) The Bank (SW) The Bank (NE) Newgate (NW) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 54.541947 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.922693 | |
| Easting | 405099 | |
| Northing | 516301 | |
| Grid reference | NZ050163 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 569695 6044355 | |
| what3words | miracles.cools.darling | |
| FixPhrase | crumpet luxury sleek walnut | |
| Plus code | 9C6WG3RG+QW | |
| Altitude | 160 metres (524 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:09 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 47.3 KMs (29.4 miles) | 
| Parish | Barnard Castle | E04010591 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Barnard Castle | E05016155 | 
| Unitary Authority | County Durham | E06000047 | 
| County | County Durham | E11000007 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Bishop Auckland | E14001101 | 
| MP | Sam Rushworth | Labour | 
| Police force | Durham | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Durham | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | January 1995 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Barnard Castle | E63007418 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00105843 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | County Durham 067F | E01020854 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | County Durham 066C | E01020854 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale | E02007022 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Barnard Castle | E02004347 | 
| Travel to work area | Durham and Bishop Auckland | E30000203 | 
| Average property price in Darlington | £167,728 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.7% |