DL12 8AJ

a postcode in Barnard Castle, County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DL12 8AJ	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with DL12 8AJ

Raby Avenue - 19 properties, USRN 39710780

Cecil Road - 1 property, USRN 39710748

Vane Road - 1 property, USRN 39710783

Flatts Road - 1 property, USRN 39710799

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.5463 / 54°32'46"N

Longitude: -1.9275 / 1°55'38"W

UTM Reference: 30U 569377 6044832

OS Easting: 404788

OS Northing: 516782

OS Grid: NZ047167

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR GHZW.H2

Mapcode Global: WHB4D.CZCM

Open Location Code: 9C6WG3WF+G2

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94an81

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

rural town
a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 6a3

Suburbanites
Suburban Achievers
Detached Retirement Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 26225 / 32844

8th decile
less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for DL12 8AJ on Sunday 2 February 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	05:50
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	06:31
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	07:15
Sunrise	07:54
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:21
Sunset	16:48
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	17:27
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	18:10
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	18:52

Hours of daylight today	07:24 to 17:18
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	17:18 to 07:22
Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises	09:20
Moon sets	22:25

For a full sun and moon calendar for DL12 8AJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DL12 8AJ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
18 August 2021	12 Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£570,000
30 July 2021	11a Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£145,000
9 October 2020	10 Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£330,000
15 November 2018	14 Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Other property type	Freehold	£438,000
23 October 2018	7 Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£175,000
17 August 2018	1a Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£230,000
21 September 2017	7a Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£220,000
15 December 2016	8 Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£338,500
24 March 2016	6 Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£269,000
4 August 2014	14 Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£220,000
4 August 2014	15 Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£180,000
14 June 2013	5 Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£275,000
8 February 2013	11a Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£132,500
2 April 2007	3 Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£238,000
21 June 2006	15 Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Detached	Freehold	£200,000
11 January 2006	1a Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£212,500
3 October 2003	14 Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£120,000
1 February 2002	2 Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£168,250
16 October 2000	1 Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,000
19 April 2000	8 Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£180,050
6 March 1997	11a Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£70,000
1 November 1996	15 Raby Avenue, Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£53,500

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for DL12 8AJ

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Bishop Auckland

MP

Sam Rushworth Labour

Durham County Council

Unitary Authority electoral division (UTE)

Barnard Castle West

Councillors

Richard Bell Conservative

Ted Henderson Conservative

DL12 8AJ also falls within the Civil Parish of Barnard Castle, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DL12 8AJ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00105846		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020855	County Durham 066D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004347	County Durham 066	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E02007022	County Durham 067	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	21 March 2021	ONS
E04010591	Barnard Castle	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E05009035	Barnard Castle West	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	2 May 2013	DLUHC
E06000047	County Durham	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E12000001	North East	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001101	Bishop Auckland	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000008	Durham	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000203	Durham and Bishop Auckland	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33001983		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000025	North East	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	13 January 2011	BEIS
E38000234	NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000012	North East and Yorkshire	NHS England Regions	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E54000050	NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000029	Northern	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2020	NHS England
E63000329	Barnard Castle	Built Up Areas	Census	1 December 2022	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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