The UK Postcode Database

DL12 8AY

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in August 1993
DL12 8AY 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 8AY

Hawthorn Drive - 35 properties, USRN 39713042

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.5496 / 54°32'58"N

Longitude: -1.922 / 1°55'19"W

UTM Reference: 30U 569728 6045207

OS Easting: 405145

OS Northing: 517151

OS Grid: NZ051171

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR HH0T.PW

Mapcode Global: WHB4D.GX02

Open Location Code: 9C6WG3XH+R6

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94an91

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

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 8AY on Friday 3 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 01:53
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:43
Sunrise 04:38
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:11
Sunset 21:45
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:40
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:30
Hours of daylight today04:08 to 22:15
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:15 to 04:09
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 07:07
Moon Rises 22:20

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

Residential Property Sales in DL12 8AY

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
30 May 2024 27 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £450,000
29 February 2024 35 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £300,000
9 August 2023 6 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £365,000
29 April 2022 11 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £380,000
26 November 2021 2 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £340,000
20 November 2020 3 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £233,000
12 September 2019 23 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £295,000
29 May 2019 16 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £240,000
29 March 2019 16 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £250,000
14 September 2018 25 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £229,000
21 November 2017 22 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £255,000
7 July 2017 27 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £305,000
25 November 2016 14 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £205,000
23 June 2016 3 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £200,000
29 January 2016 10 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £230,000
4 December 2015 9 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £255,000
30 October 2015 2 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £250,000
4 March 2011 33 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £225,000
16 July 2010 16 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £230,000
21 May 2010 6 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £248,000
12 August 2009 10 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £250,000
10 October 2008 30 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £260,000
11 July 2008 20 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £277,450
15 October 2007 31 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £269,000
5 October 2007 3 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £223,000
9 January 2007 1 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £282,000
12 October 2006 6 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £246,000
31 August 2006 4 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £212,000
30 January 2006 27 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £285,000
7 December 2004 18 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £259,950
9 May 2003 9 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £190,000
9 April 2003 31 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £181,000
1 November 2002 20 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £154,000
6 September 2002 6 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £370,000
30 August 2002 11 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £149,950
16 August 2002 30 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £138,500
6 June 2002 7 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £126,000
15 February 2002 32 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £135,000
21 November 2001 17 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £128,000
28 September 2001 19 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £127,000
25 October 2000 6 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £120,000
31 August 2000 3 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £110,000
12 March 1999 17 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £104,750
30 October 1998 11 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £105,000
29 May 1998 32 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £117,000
14 October 1997 25 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £93,500
30 September 1997 3 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £79,000
18 July 1997 29 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £76,000
29 March 1996 20 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £87,500
15 March 1996 3 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £84,000
8 December 1995 27 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £111,000
9 August 1995 14 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £82,000
30 June 1995 1 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £115,000
31 March 1995 32 Hawthorn Drive, Barnard Castle DL12 8AY Detached Freehold £94,500

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 8AY

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Bishop Auckland

MP

Sam Rushworth Labour

DL12 8AY 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 8AY

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00105845 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
E05016155 Barnard Castle Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 1 May 2025 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
E33001981 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 Cumbria and North East Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000029 Northern Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2020 NHS England
E63007418 Barnard Castle Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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