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DL12 8FJ, Barnard Castle

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Average sold price
£294,611
36 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Council tax (Band D)
£2,622
Durham
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Sold prices in DL12 8FJ

AddressDatePriceType
37, Merlin Drive10 Oct 2025£303,995Semi-detached New build
27, Merlin Drive5 Sep 2025£566,995Detached New build
31, Merlin Drive29 Aug 2025£320,146Detached New build
29, Merlin Drive27 Aug 2025£451,246Detached New build
30, Merlin Drive22 Jul 2025£325,495Detached New build
28, Merlin Drive27 Jun 2025£403,745Detached New build
47, Merlin Drive19 Jun 2025£71,998Terraced New build
20, Merlin Drive12 May 2025£405,645Detached New build
38, Merlin Drive28 Mar 2025£229,895Semi-detached New build
39, Merlin Drive28 Mar 2025£230,995Semi-detached New build
25, Merlin Drive26 Mar 2025£476,995Detached New build
40, Merlin Drive28 Feb 2025£314,995Semi-detached New build
24, Merlin Drive19 Dec 2024£464,995Detached New build
41, Merlin Drive25 Oct 2024£261,245Semi-detached New build
48, Merlin Drive27 Sep 2024£129,997Semi-detached
48, Merlin Drive27 Sep 2024£77,998Terraced New build
43, Merlin Drive26 Sep 2024£56,698Semi-detached New build
46, Merlin Drive20 Sep 2024£77,998Terraced New build
42, Merlin Drive16 Sep 2024£62,998Semi-detached New build
26, Merlin Drive23 Aug 2024£469,995Detached New build
19, Merlin Drive28 Jun 2024£424,995Detached New build
21, Merlin Drive25 Apr 2024£398,996Detached New build
22, Merlin Drive28 Mar 2024£225,000Semi-detached New build
23, Merlin Drive28 Mar 2024£223,095Semi-detached New build
18, Merlin Drive22 Dec 2023£448,995Detached New build
17, Merlin Drive21 Dec 2023£528,995Detached New build
14, Merlin Drive18 Dec 2023£392,845Detached New build
12, Merlin Drive18 Dec 2023£386,995Detached New build
16, Merlin Drive15 Dec 2023£460,745Detached New build
11, Merlin Drive8 Dec 2023£375,385Detached New build
15, Merlin Drive10 Nov 2023£408,496Detached New build
10, Merlin Drive25 Sep 2023£220,995Semi-detached New build
9, Merlin Drive15 Sep 2023£229,995Semi-detached New build
2, Merlin Drive30 Jun 2023£89,997Semi-detached
2, Merlin Drive30 Jun 2023£53,998Semi-detached New build
1, Merlin Drive23 Jun 2023£32,399Semi-detached New build

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 94% freehold, 6% leasehold.

Streets in DL12 8FJ

Schools near DL12 8FJ

SchoolTypeOfstedDistance
Green Lane Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary–0.4 mi
Teesdale School and Sixth FormSecondary–0.5 mi
Barnard Castle SchoolOther independent school–0.7 mi
Montalbo Nursery & Primary SchoolPrimaryOutstanding0.8 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard CastlePrimaryGood0.9 mi

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Living in DL12 8FJ

Supermarkets

  • Lidl 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons 0.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food 1.0 mi
  • Heron 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy 0.8 mi
  • Boots 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Department 0.6 mi
  • Castle Dental Practice 0.9 mi
  • Weymouth Dental Prison Services 1.5 mi

GP surgeries

  • Barnard Castle Surgery 0.7 mi

Mobile signal

4G indoors from all four networks: 84% of homes in County Durham (England & Wales 89%).

Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.

Deprivation

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Decile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Income7 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Who lives in DL12 8FJ

Ethnic group

HereDurham
White98.8%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.4%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.3%

Religion

HereDurham
Christian66%54.6%
No religion28.8%38.6%
Not answered4.4%5.1%
Buddhist0.4%0.2%
Hindu0.2%0.2%
Muslim0.1%0.6%
Other religion0.1%0.4%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereDurham
Born in the UK96.9%95.6%
Born outside the UK3.1%4.4%

Highest qualification

HereDurham
Level 4 qualifications and above27.3%26.7%
No qualifications22.3%20.9%
Level 3 qualifications17.1%19.9%
Level 2 qualifications16.3%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%9.5%
Apprenticeship6.2%6.2%
Other qualifications2.8%2.4%

General health

HereDurham
Very good health44.8%43%
Good health32.8%33.9%
Fair health16.8%15.6%
Bad health4.6%5.8%
Very bad health1%1.7%

Occupation

HereDurham
Professional occupations16.4%16.7%
Associate professional and technical occupations13.6%12.1%
Managers, directors and senior officials13.2%10.1%
Skilled trades occupations11.7%11.7%
Elementary occupations11.1%11.3%
Process, plant and machine operatives9.4%9.2%
Caring, leisure and other service occupations8.7%10.4%
Administrative and secretarial occupations8%9.5%
Sales and customer service occupations7.9%8.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereDurham
1 car or van in household44.4%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household28.5%25.5%
No cars or vans in household19.4%24.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%8%

Economic activity

HereDurham
Economically active (excluding full-time students)52%52.4%
Economically inactive47.4%45.7%
Economically active and a full-time student0.7%1.9%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

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