DL12 8PS

Old School Close, Barnard Castle

Median, last 3 years

£176,500

1 sale, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£176,500

31 Oct 2023

Standard sales

since 1997

DL12 district median

£235,000

161 sales, 12 months to May 2026

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2009 to 2023. Every year since 1997 is in the figures below.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2023 (few sales)	£176,500	1
2021 (few sales)	£280,000	1
2017 (few sales)	£192,500	2
2016 (few sales)	£265,000	1
2015	£145,000	4
2013 (few sales)	£129,000	2
2011 (few sales)	£222,500	1
2008 (few sales)	£138,000	1
2007 (few sales)	£192,000	1
2006 (few sales)	£245,000	1
2005 (few sales)	£227,950	1
2002 (few sales)	£73,000	1
1999 (few sales)	£92,500	1
1998	£63,750	8
1997	£71,995	13

Sale history (39 records · 13 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
3, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 31 Oct 2023 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £73,000 (Jun 2002) · +142%	31 Oct 2023	Terraced · Freehold	£176,500
5, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 24 Sep 2021 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £92,500 (Oct 1999) · +203%	24 Sep 2021	Semi-detached · Freehold	£280,000
12, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 5 Oct 2017 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £79,995 (Sep 1997) · +188%	5 Oct 2017	Semi-detached · Freehold	£230,000
15, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 26 Jan 2017 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £56,500 (Sep 1997) · +174%	26 Jan 2017	Terraced · Freehold	£155,000
19, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 23 Aug 2016 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £85,000 (Oct 1997) · +212%	23 Aug 2016	Semi-detached · Freehold	£265,000
14, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 6 Nov 2015 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £150,000 (Aug 2015) · −7%	6 Nov 2015	Semi-detached · Freehold	£140,000
2, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 4 Nov 2015 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £76,000 (Dec 1998) · +163%	4 Nov 2015	Semi-detached · Freehold	£200,000
14, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 28 Aug 2015 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £138,000 (Jun 2008) · +9%	28 Aug 2015	Terraced · Freehold	£150,000
4, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 6 Mar 2015 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £49,000 (Jul 1998) · +145%	6 Mar 2015	Terraced · Freehold	£119,950
17, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 30 Aug 2013 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £55,500 (Oct 1997) · +134%	30 Aug 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£130,000
16, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 21 Feb 2013 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £54,995 (Oct 1997) · +133%	21 Feb 2013	Semi-detached · Freehold	£128,000
9, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 1 Dec 2011 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £245,000 (Apr 2006) · −9%	1 Dec 2011	Semi-detached · Freehold	£222,500
14, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 6 Jun 2008 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £56,500 (Sep 1997) · +144%	6 Jun 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£138,000
7, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 31 May 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £68,000 (Feb 1998) · +182%	31 May 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£192,000
9, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 27 Apr 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £82,500 (Aug 1997) · +197%	27 Apr 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£245,000
13, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 27 May 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £84,000 (Mar 1998) · +171%	27 May 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£227,950
3, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 28 Jun 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £51,995 (Mar 1998) · +40%	28 Jun 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£73,000
5, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 21 Oct 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £55,000 (Apr 1998) · +68%	21 Oct 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£92,500
2, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 18 Dec 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £59,500 (Apr 1998) · +28%	18 Dec 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£76,000
4, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 31 Jul 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	31 Jul 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£49,000
5, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 6 Apr 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	6 Apr 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£55,000
2, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 6 Apr 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	6 Apr 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£59,500
13, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 31 Mar 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £50,000 (Sep 1997) · +68%	31 Mar 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£84,000
1, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 20 Mar 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	20 Mar 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£77,500
3, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 13 Mar 1998 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	13 Mar 1998	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£51,995
7, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 27 Feb 1998 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	27 Feb 1998	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£68,000
8, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 5 Dec 1997 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	5 Dec 1997	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£52,995
6, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 28 Nov 1997 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	28 Nov 1997	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£71,995
18, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 31 Oct 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	31 Oct 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£82,000
19, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 24 Oct 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	24 Oct 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£85,000
16, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 10 Oct 1997 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	10 Oct 1997	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£54,995
17, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 10 Oct 1997 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	10 Oct 1997	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£55,500
14, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 26 Sep 1997 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	26 Sep 1997	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£56,500
15, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 12 Sep 1997 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	12 Sep 1997	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£56,500
13, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 12 Sep 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	12 Sep 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£50,000
12, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 8 Sep 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	8 Sep 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£79,995
11, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 29 Aug 1997 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	29 Aug 1997	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£81,500
10, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 20 Aug 1997 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	20 Aug 1997	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£82,500
9, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 1 Aug 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	1 Aug 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£82,500

Area

Postcode district: DL12
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 8 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01020854
Introduced: Dec 1997

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

County Durham, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £140,447
Change since July 2025: +4.7%
First-time buyers: £125,124

Average by property type

Detached: £239,098
Semi-detached: £141,233
Terraced: £116,586
Flat / maisonette: £78,510

The official index for County Durham as a whole, not DL12 8PS alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

DL12 8NS £155,000 · last sale 2018
DL12 8PA no sale since 2015
DL12 8NT £150,000 · last sale 2019
DL12 8NX £415,000 · last sale 2019
DL12 8PB £480,000 · 1 sale
DL12 8NN £435,000 · 5 sales
DL12 8PP £136,500 · 2 sales
DL12 8NQ £247,000 · 1 sale
DL12 8NJ £192,000 · 1 sale
DL12 8PD no sale since 2012
DL12 8NG £195,000 · 1 sale
DL12 8ST no sale since 2013