The UK Postcode Database

DL12 9BU

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in November 2018
DL12 9BU Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DL12 9BU

Grassholme Way - 20 properties, USRN 11601271

Bowes Road - 20 properties, USRN 39714184

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.5432 / 54°32'35"N

Longitude: -1.9319 / 1°55'55"W

UTM Reference: 30U 569094 6044482

OS Easting: 404501

OS Northing: 516435

OS Grid: NZ045164

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR GHYX.J5

Mapcode Global: WHB4L.928G

Open Location Code: 9C6WG3V9+76

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94an80

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 5b1

  • Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
  • Suburban Professionals
  • Families in Multi-Ethnic Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 23119 / 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 9BU on Wednesday 1 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 01:47
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:41
Sunrise 04:36
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:11
Sunset 21:46
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:41
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:36
Hours of daylight today04:06 to 22:16
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:16 to 04:07
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 04:26
Moon Rises 22:05

For a full sun and moon calendar for DL12 9BU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DL12 9BU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
15 March 2024 32 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Detached Freehold £237,145
25 August 2023 18 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Detached Freehold £249,995
31 March 2023 31 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Semi-detached Leasehold £52,500
11 March 2022 29 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Semi-detached Freehold £172,500
29 October 2021 3 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Detached Freehold £314,995
27 September 2021 19 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Detached Freehold £235,000
11 June 2021 23 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Detached Freehold £265,000
21 August 2020 37 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Detached Freehold £259,995
29 May 2020 39 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Detached Freehold £289,950
20 December 2019 43 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Detached Freehold £249,950
20 December 2019 27 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Detached Freehold £259,950
2 October 2019 41 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Detached Freehold £289,995
26 July 2019 19 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Detached Freehold £192,000
28 June 2019 23 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Detached Freehold £245,000
28 June 2019 31 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £112,000
28 June 2019 21 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Detached Freehold £259,950
28 June 2019 25 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Detached Freehold £249,950
28 June 2019 33 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Semi-detached Freehold £112,000
24 May 2019 29 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Semi-detached Freehold £142,000
24 May 2019 35 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Semi-detached Freehold £142,000
29 April 2019 5 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Detached Freehold £145,000
20 December 2018 15 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
9 November 2018 11 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
9 November 2018 9 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Semi-detached Freehold £169,000
2 November 2018 7 Grassholme Way, Startforth, Barnard Castle DL12 9BU Semi-detached Freehold £169,000

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 9BU

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Bishop Auckland

MP

Sam Rushworth Labour

DL12 9BU also falls within the Civil Parish of Startforth, 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 9BU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00105915 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00171851 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 31 December 2011 ONS
E00183312 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01020854 County Durham 066C 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
E04010700 Startforth 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
E33001978 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
E63007427 Startforth 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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