The UK Postcode Database

DL12 8HU

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980
DL12 8HU Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DL12 8HU

High Riggs - 70 properties, USRN 39712872

Darlington Road - 1 property, USRN 39745061

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.5492 / 54°32'56"N

Longitude: -1.9086 / 1°54'31"W

UTM Reference: 30U 570592 6045171

OS Easting: 406008

OS Northing: 517103

OS Grid: NZ060171

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR HH3V.L1

Mapcode Global: WHB4D.NXBF

Open Location Code: 9C6WG3XR+MG

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94bn01

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): 21811 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DL12 8HU on Saturday 4 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 01:57
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:44
Sunrise 04:39
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:12
Sunset 21:45
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:39
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:26
Hours of daylight today04:09 to 22:15
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:15 to 04:10
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:28
Moon Rises 22:39

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

Residential Property Sales in DL12 8HU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
5 June 2024 36 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
14 March 2024 19 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
22 January 2024 17 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £169,000
4 October 2023 54 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £240,000
12 September 2023 7 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £149,000
9 December 2022 48 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £142,000
12 November 2021 20 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £210,000
5 November 2021 1 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
22 June 2021 56 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Detached Freehold £245,000
18 December 2020 1 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £134,000
27 November 2020 42 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
20 October 2020 41 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
1 October 2019 64 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
27 September 2019 26 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
31 January 2019 54 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £121,000
28 January 2019 53 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £126,500
18 December 2018 67 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
16 November 2018 7 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £114,500
27 July 2018 57 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
16 July 2018 38 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £123,400
23 March 2018 13 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £140,000
23 February 2018 57 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £118,000
30 June 2017 43 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £126,000
15 July 2016 33 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
30 March 2016 59 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
23 October 2015 46 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
8 October 2015 19 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £122,500
21 May 2015 63 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
19 January 2015 24 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £137,000
6 October 2014 64 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £111,000
12 September 2014 8 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £107,000
12 June 2014 19 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £125,000
16 May 2014 13 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
4 November 2011 36 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £113,000
1 July 2011 48 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
23 July 2010 13 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £133,000
19 November 2008 1 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £25,000
4 September 2008 47 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £220,000
10 July 2008 40 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £149,000
21 March 2007 47 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
5 March 2007 7 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £125,000
10 January 2007 25 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
11 August 2006 40 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
3 July 2006 52 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £164,950
28 June 2006 19 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £120,000
28 April 2006 39 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
31 January 2006 67 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
14 December 2005 27 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £161,000
18 November 2005 60 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
1 November 2005 57 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £138,500
6 January 2005 68 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
26 November 2004 23 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
17 August 2004 27 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
1 June 2004 25 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
30 April 2004 45 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Detached Freehold £108,000
11 December 2003 29 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
3 December 2003 52 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £128,000
1 October 2003 14 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £89,000
31 January 2003 17 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £79,000
17 January 2003 24 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £82,500
25 October 2002 2 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £69,950
3 September 2002 30 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £74,000
6 June 2002 68 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £69,950
16 May 2002 3 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £59,000
12 April 2002 66 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £68,000
21 March 2002 14 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £59,000
18 January 2002 30 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £64,000
25 May 2001 13 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £50,000
8 December 2000 39 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £57,000
17 November 2000 44 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £53,000
29 September 2000 18 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £49,000
28 July 2000 30 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £56,000
15 June 2000 69 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £57,000
2 June 2000 48 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
22 May 2000 32 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £63,000
18 May 1999 6 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £45,000
7 January 1999 24 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £56,000
1 December 1998 5 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £44,000
16 October 1998 63 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £55,000
22 September 1998 55 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Detached Freehold £74,750
11 September 1998 56 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Detached Freehold £96,000
28 August 1998 32 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £51,000
3 August 1998 8 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £45,500
24 July 1998 25 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £53,500
27 February 1998 12 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £40,000
4 December 1997 30 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £45,000
24 November 1997 61 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Detached Freehold £67,500
20 June 1997 68 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £48,500
6 June 1997 67 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £40,000
17 July 1996 30 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £43,000
21 December 1995 35 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £57,500
6 December 1995 2 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £49,000
21 July 1995 17 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £48,000
11 July 1995 58 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £64,250
31 March 1995 32 High Riggs, Barnard Castle DL12 8HU Semi-detached Freehold £49,950

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 8HU

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Bishop Auckland

MP

Sam Rushworth Labour

DL12 8HU also falls within the Civil Parish of Marwood, 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 8HU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00105838 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01020853 County Durham 066B 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
E04010662 Marwood Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E05016182 Lower Teesdale 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
E33000571 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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