PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Barnard Castle

Housing in DL12 0TF

What the homes in DL12 0TF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
2,201 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (40.9%). Flats make up 2.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DL12 0TFEngland
Detached40.9%22.9%
Semi-detached24.1%31.5%
Terraced32.4%23%
Purpose-built flat0.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.3% of households in the DL12 0TF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.8% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 45.7% own outright and 17.7% with a mortgage.

DL12 0TF
63%
28%
England
  • Owned63.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented27.8%20.5%
  • Social rented8.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DL12 0TFEngland
Owned outright45.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.5%18.2%
Other private rented5.2%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 34.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DL12 0TFEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (23.1%). 17.2% of households include dependent children.

DL12 0TFEngland
Living alone, under 6614.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.1%12.8%
Couple, no children23.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in County Durham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in County Durham (August 2026, +6.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

County DurhamEngland
All homes£650£1,459
One bedroom£456£1,195
Two bedrooms£579£1,335
Three bedrooms£693£1,489
Four or more£999£2,161
Detached£878£1,640
Semi-detached£683£1,449
Terraced£682£1,435
Flat or maisonette£547£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DL12 0TF (Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale) (about 2,201 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

Explore

Look up another area

Nearby postcodes