DL12 — Barnard Castle
The DL12 board covers Barnard Castle in County Durham, built from 6,307 sales over 32 years of real Land Registry sales across 8 local areas.
The median sale here was £50,000 back in 1995. In 2026 it stood at £238,000, a 4.8× change. Peak momentum came in 2004, when the DL12 median climbed +40.2%. 2009 was the year the music stopped here: -9.1% on the median.
Median sold price in DL12
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £50,000 | 153 |
| 2000 | £69,950 | 203 |
| 2005 | £145,000 | 228 |
| 2010 | £155,750 | 132 |
| 2015 | £157,800 | 206 |
| 2020 | £206,000 | 211 |
| 2025 | £245,000 | 203 |
| 2026 | £238,000 | 25 |
The areas on the board
The game's reel draws from 8 areas, in proportion to how often property really changes hands there:
- Barnard Castle (DL12 8) (62% of local sales) — busiest streets: Galgate, Grove Park, Bouch Way
- Middleton In Teesdale (11% of local sales) — busiest streets: Market Place, Hill Terrace, California Row
- Barnard Castle (DL12 9) (6% of local sales) — busiest streets: Startforth Park, Low Startforth Road, Ullathorne Rise
- Startforth (6% of local sales) — busiest streets: Grangefields, Grassholme Way, Stainmore Close
- Cotherstone (5% of local sales) — busiest streets: Marwood View, Fitzhugh Court, Moor Road
- Eggleston (4% of local sales) — busiest streets: Hill Top, Church Bank, Greenbank
- Mickleton (3% of local sales) — busiest streets: Bankside Cottages, Quebec Terrace, Lowside
- Bowes (3% of local sales) — busiest streets: Stainmore Road, South View, The Annums
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.