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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL12 postcode district.

County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL12
Telephone code01833
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:31 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:27 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,145 residentsin the Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale census areaMedian age 52.75,609 households68% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright13% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 5,209 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C832 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December64 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 2 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksEggleston Hallhistoric site · 1.2 miEgglestone Abbeyhistoric site · 1.2 miWinston Bridge, Winston Gatewalk or trail · under a mileFormer Railway Viaductviaduct · under a mileJack Scare Poollake · 2.0 miCrag Forcewaterfall · 2.8 miDaisy Hillhill · 1.4 miStarvation Hillhill · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBarnard Castle Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 49 haRaby Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileHagg Groundspark · 3.1 mi · 2 haThe Greenpark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197022 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202645 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.6 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,944 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation165 m541 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 125 to 201 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRichardson Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBarnard Castle Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCastle Dental Practiceright herePolice stationDurham Constabulary - Barnard Castle Police Stationunder a mileCash machineThe Cooperative Food Barnard Castleright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryMontalbo Nursery & Primary Schoolages 3-11, 240 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castleages 3-11, 103 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTeesdale School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 684 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBishop Auckland College11.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME20 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL35 miRailway stationBishop Auckland West Station12 miBus stationTeesdale School bus parkBarnard Castleunder a mileFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough28 miBus stops63 within a mileEV chargingMerBarnard Castle4 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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