DL12 9AL
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Property report — DL12 9AL
Open-data due diligence for DL12 9AL and the area around it.
DL12 9AL in brief: 49 recorded sales (£33,000–£297,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL12 9AL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DL12 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£296,802
Population
8,966
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
86%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DL12 9, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (10 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-09 | £195,000 | 28 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2025-03-07 | £297,000 | 5 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2024-08-02 | £120,000 | 3 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2024-06-21 | £120,000 | 41 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2024-03-22 | £120,000 | 41 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2023-08-15 | £180,000 | 42 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2021-08-27 | £190,000 | 28 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2019-06-14 | £167,000 | 39 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2017-12-11 | £172,000 | 34 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2017-03-01 | £150,000 | 30 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2014-05-28 | £169,500 | 11 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2014-02-07 | £140,000 | 37 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2013-12-17 | £155,000 | 39 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2013-05-24 | £188,000 | 35 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2012-01-16 | £130,000 | 17 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2011-08-03 | £152,500 | 32 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2011-07-06 | £135,000 | 42 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2011-06-20 | £144,000 | 20 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2009-10-16 | £150,000 | 33 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2008-12-12 | £147,500 | 12 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2007-11-15 | £177,500 | 12 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2007-01-05 | £170,000 | 5 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2006-06-16 | £158,000 | 38 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2005-01-14 | £150,000 | 22 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2004-11-25 | £162,500 | 12 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2004-11-12 | £156,000 | 13 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2004-05-18 | £146,500 | 39 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2004-05-04 | £137,495 | 20 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2004-04-08 | £182,000 | 35 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2003-03-14 | £104,000 | 37 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2002-09-27 | £67,000 | 15 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2002-06-28 | £72,500 | 19 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2002-06-13 | £72,000 | 5 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2001-03-09 | £59,995 | 36 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2001-01-05 | £93,396 | 12 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 2000-07-05 | £59,500 | 20 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 1999-11-18 | £43,000 | 21 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 1999-11-12 | £56,500 | 39 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 1999-06-04 | £58,000 | 22 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 1998-10-30 | £42,000 | 13 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 1998-10-12 | £53,000 | 23 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 1997-12-16 | £53,000 | 38 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 1996-08-07 | £44,000 | 5 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 1996-06-28 | £41,000 | 18 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 1996-04-11 | £45,000 | 4 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 1996-02-16 | £33,000 | 19 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 1996-01-12 | £52,000 | 35 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 1995-11-01 | £48,000 | 11 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
| 1995-05-22 | £46,000 | 42 STARTFORTH PARK | Semi-detached |
49 recorded sales on DL12 9AL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Montalbo Nursery & Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| Green Lane Church of England Primary School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Teesdale School and Sixth Form | 1.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Cotherstone Primary School | 2.7 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School | 3.3 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: BARNARD CASTLE SURGERY (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: RICHARDSON HOSPITAL (1.0 mi) · NEW RICHARDSON HOSPITAL (1.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: DOVECOTE AND OUTBUILDING TO WEST OF WEST MEWS (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · HIGH WEST WOOD, WITH ATTACHED OUTBUILDINGS ON WEST (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · FRONT WALLS AND GATE PIERS TO LOW STARTFORTH HALL AND LOW STARTFORTH HALL EAST (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.7 mi) · DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (0.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Heron Foods (0.7 mi) · The Co-operative Food (0.7 mi) · Morrisons (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 53
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 20%
- Households
- 4,023
Owned 68% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 23%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DL12 9.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DL12 9 (May 24–Apr 26, average 2/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DL12 9AL in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictDL12 | SectorDL12 9 | PostcodeDL12 9AL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £277,334 | £296,802 | £118,477 |
| Population | 19,267 | 8,966 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 71 | 1 | — |
| Schools | 8 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 71% | 86% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 87% | 89% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DL12 9); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.