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Get started13a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barnard Castle (DL12 8PY). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in December 2005. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 18.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £265,000 is 32.5% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 24.8% below the postcode norm. At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
13a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
13a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£265,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.6% per year over 5 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 18.6% per year over 5 years.
On price per m², 13a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,081
Street avg £1,681
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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20 December 2005Most recent
£200,000
+153.2%over 5 years12 July 2000
£79,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL12 8PY: £233,500 (2023–2018).
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
DL12 8FD
The Bank — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle. 4 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Low
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB
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