Map of DL12 9DU postcode

General information
Postcode DL12 9DU
Post Town Barnard Castle
Nearest station Bishop Auckland (21 km)
Bus stops
Deepdale Gardens (SE)
Deepdale Gardens (NW)
Royal Star (SW)
Gill Lane Hail and Ride (E)
Flatts Road (NW)
Royal Star (NE)
Number of UPRNs 5 View
Known addresses
1 Castle Court, Startforth
2 Castle Court, Startforth
3 Castle Court, Startforth
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 54.543083
Longitude -1.928271
Easting 404738
Northing 516427
Grid reference NZ047164
UTM reference 30U 569332 6044476
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Plus code 9C6WG3VC+6M
Altitude 141 metres (461 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:19
Sunset (today) 21:10
Distance away
Distance to sea 47.7 KMs (29.6 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishStartforthE04010700
Ward Barnard Castle West E05009035
Unitary Authority County Durham E06000047
County County Durham E11000007
Constituency (2024) Bishop Auckland E14001101
MPSam RushworthLabour
Police forceDurham
Water companyNorthumbrian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Durham
NUTS/ITL 2 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
NUTS/ITL 1 North East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced December 2000
Last updated July 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
Population (2011) 5
Households (2011) 3
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
23,119 / 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)StartforthE63007427
Census output area (2021)E00105914
Census output area (2011)E00105914
Lower layer super output area (2021)County Durham 067FE01020854
Lower layer super output area (2011)County Durham 066CE01020854
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 £166,278
Annual change 2.9%
View all properties sold in the DL postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
2 Castle Court, StartforthSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2025£285,000
New build semi-detached (freehold)Jun 2000£90,000
3 Castle Court, StartforthSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2017£195,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jul 2004£178,000
New build semi-detached (freehold)May 2000£82,500
1 Castle Court, StartforthDetached (freehold)Oct 2012£208,000
Detached (freehold)Apr 2007£240,000
Detached (freehold)Jan 2002£115,000
New build detached (freehold)Jun 2000£91,000


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