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3 sales on record
About 16 Dickens Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Dickens Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Barnard Castle (DL12 8HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 122.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 77 m² it's 26% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 9 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £323,900.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 16 Dickens Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 28 years.
Last sold (2023)
£323,900
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Dickens Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 16 Dickens Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,206
Street avg £2,195
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL12 8HJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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