Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get startedGorse Cottage, Hill Top, Eggleston, Barnard Castle, DL12 0AU
1 planning record
About Gorse Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Gorse Cottage is a detached house in Eggleston, Barnard Castle, Barnard Castle (DL12 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 is 37.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 32.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £295,000 in November 2019.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Gorse Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Gorse Cottage, Hill Top, Eggleston, Barnard Castle, DL12 0AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2022ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension, replacement roof including dormer window
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Gorse Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2019)
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Hill Top homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Gorse Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,201
Street avg £1,616
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Barnard Castle district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL12 0AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 14 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Gorse Cottage, Hill Top, Eggleston, Barnard Castle, DL12 0AU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.