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The average house price in Barnard Castle is £220,155 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 7.1%.

England / North East / County Durham

Barnard Castle

£220,155

Average price, last 12 months

−7.1% in a year
OCT 2016£174kSEPT 2026£220k

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What can I buy with my budget in Barnard Castle?

With £230,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Barnard Castle.

£230,000

Barnard Castle

  • Flats

    £132,400

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £233,113

    £3k short

  • Semi-detached

    £208,910

    In budget

  • Detached

    £292,244

    £62k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Barnard Castle?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Barnard Castle costs £1,101 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Barnard Castle

    £1,101

    a month

    Average price
    £220,155
    Deposit
    £22,016
    Mortgage
    £198,140
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £44,031

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £292,244

Semi-detached

  • £208,910

Terraced

  • £233,113

Flats

  • £132,400

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Barnard Castle

Mostly terraced houses

17%
32%
40%

How green is Barnard Castle?

Barnard Castle has 3 public parks among 21 green space sites. Green space covers 7.5% of the area: about 32 m² per resident, or 4.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Barnard Castle

    7.5%

    of the land is green space
    32 m² per resident, or 4.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    3 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Barnard Castle?

Barnard Castle has about 17 residents for every football pitch of land, or 6,016 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Barnard Castle
17 people per football pitch of land · 6,016 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Barnard Castle?

Prices in Barnard Castle were down on a year earlier in 29 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 7.1% on a year earlier.

Barnard Castle29 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    £220,155

Change over 1 year

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    −£16,734

Change over ~10 years

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    +£46,411

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    67

Number of postcodes

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    229

Households (Census 2021)

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    2,599

Household density

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    2,923 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    5,349

Population density

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    6,016 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    32 m² per resident · more than 53% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    7.5%

Public parks

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    3

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    63 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    −10.9%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    10 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    FEB 2025 · £380,500

Most common price band

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    £200k – £300k · 32.3%

Detached average

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    £292,244

Semi-detached average

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    £208,910

Terraced average

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    £233,113

Flats average

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    £132,400

Detached share of sales

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    17.4%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    31.7%

Terraced share of sales

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    39.8%

Flats share of sales

  • Barnard Castle

    England / North East / County Durham / Barnard Castle

    11.2%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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