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About Town End House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Town End House is a detached house in Bowes, Barnard Castle, Barnard Castle (DL12 9JU). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 35.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 16.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2016. Sold July 2021 for £190,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Town End House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Town End House, Low Road, Bowes, Barnard Castle, DL12 9JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2016ConservatoryFullWithdrawn
Extension: Side of property
Conservatory to side
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Low Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Town End House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,375
Street avg £1,945
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
East End — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL12 9JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 8 points of interest in total.
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