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About High Westwood Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
High Westwood Farm is a detached house in Barnard Castle (DL12 9RB). It has a recorded floor area of 271 m² (around 2917 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 271 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
High Westwood Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
16.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against High Westwood Farm, Bowes Road, Barnard Castle, DL12 9RB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2021ConditionsGranted
Discharge of Conditions 3 (material samples), 4 (windows and doors), 5 (RWG's) and 6 (external works) pursuant to permissions DM/19/02659/LB and DM/19/02658/FPA
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
High Westwood Farm 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£578,000
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 Bowes Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, High Westwood Farm stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
271 m²
Street avg 141 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 17.9 t/year
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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
1.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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