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Get startedHeather Patch, Hill Top, Eggleston, Barnard Castle, DL12 0AU
1 planning record
About Heather Patch
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Heather Patch is a detached house in Eggleston, Barnard Castle, Barnard Castle (DL12 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since January 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 22.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £437,000 sits 61.9% above the 2003 sale of £270,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 157 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (134 m² median across 11 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Heather Patch's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Aug 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Heather Patch, Hill Top, Eggleston, Barnard Castle, DL12 0AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Heather Patch has an approved extension on the planning record.
- May 2006ConservatoryFullGranted
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Heather Patch has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£437,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.6% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2003)
£270,000
Growth on file: 22.6% per year over 3 years.
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.
Heather Patch outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,720
Street avg £1,712
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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.
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