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EPC B
About 5 Dickens Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Dickens Road is a semi-detached house in Barnard Castle (DL12 8HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2015) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 98). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Dickens Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Aug 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Dickens Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£184,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Dickens Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 5 Dickens Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
89 (B)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 106 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
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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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