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About 2 Thorngate
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Thorngate is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Barnard Castle (DL12 8PY). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 42% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £278,000 in December 2023. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2024. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- BasementYes
Outside
- Outbuildings
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Thorngate sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Thorngate, Barnard Castle, DL12 8PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2024RenovationHeritageGranted
Replace render and repoint, repair roof including water table and guttering, repair and replace 2 No. windows
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 2 Thorngate was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2023)
£278,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Thorngate homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
2 Thorngate is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,944
Street avg £1,537
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL12 8PY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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