# DL12 8RJ: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DL12 8RJ is a postcode in County Durham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of County Durham. Open the map at DL12 8RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DL12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl12) › [DL12 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl12-8)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. County Durham 067D: 57 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9056,54.5512,DL128RJ
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9056,54.5512,DL128RJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9056,54.5512,DL128RJ
- **No property in DL12 8RJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9056,54.5512,DL128RJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 067D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9056,54.5512,DL128RJ
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9056,54.5512,DL128RJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9056,54.5512,DL128RJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9056,54.5512,DL128RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DL12 8RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9056,54.5512,DL128RJ
- **Low road and rail noise at DL12 8RJ**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9056,54.5512,DL128RJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.9056,54.5512,DL128RJ
- **4.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9056,54.5512,DL128RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Teesdale School and Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/teesdale-school-and-sixth-form-e144496) | Secondary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 57.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Green Lane Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-lane-church-of-england-primary-school-e149902) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Montalbo Nursery & Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/montalbo-nursery-and-primary-school-e114115) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barnard Castle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnard-castle-school-e114336) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-barnard-castle-e149058) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £164,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £382,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £183,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £303,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2025 | £263,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 260 m |
| July 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| December 2024 | £675,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BARNARD CASTLE SURGERY (910 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL DEPARTMENT (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Barnard Castle (170 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £140,447** (July 2026). County Durham’s average house price was £140,447 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,436** (2025). Full-time workers living in County Durham earned a median of £33,436 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 23rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.2×** (2025). A home in County Durham costs 4.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 15th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.8** (2025). County Durham has a deprivation score of 28.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 48th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## County Durham 067D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.8** (2025). County Durham 067D has a deprivation score of 12.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,034th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 067D was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,785** (2021). County Durham 067D had 1,785 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,360th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.1%** (January 2026). In County Durham 067D, 86.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DL12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £251,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DL12 was £251,250 in 2025. 778th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,418** (2021). DL12 had 12,418 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 867th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in DL12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 69.5%** (January 2026). In DL12, 69.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)
- Centre: 54.5512, -1.9056

Council: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bishop Auckland](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bishop-auckland): Dr Sam Rushworth (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.9056,54.5512,DL128RJ

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