Beech Cottage, Barnard Castle
Beech Cottage, Barnard Castle
Description & Estimates
Beech Cottage, Barnard Castle is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,636 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 717 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Beech Cottage, Barnard Castle is £491,187 and its rental estimate is £1,908 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Lartington, Barnard Castle, DL12 falls within the DL12 postal district.
Our Data Sources
Beech Cottage, Barnard Castle has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in January 2013 and a single entry in the EPC database dated August 2012.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For Beech Cottage, Barnard Castle, we estimate a market value of £515,746 and a rental value of £2,003 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £456,804 and £1,774 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Beech Cottage, Barnard Castle has seen its estimated sale value fall by £6,239 (1.3%) and its estimated rental value move up by £36 per month (1.9%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.7%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Beech Cottage, Barnard Castle as measuring 717 m2.
That makes it the 6th largest plot in the postcode, where 9 of the 19 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Beech Cottage, Barnard Castle has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 08 Aug 2012.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has partial double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas, Electric underfloor heating.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Beech Cottage, Barnard Castle completed on 24th January 2013 at £305,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 19.7% over the period since January 2013.
- Sold Jan 2013£305,000
- Sold Aug 2001£144,000
- Sold Mar 2000£136,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Beech Cottage, Barnard Castle have sold within a radius of 3.6 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 18th July 2025, was The Coach House, Barnard Castle, DL12 9BP, a freehold house which sold for £485,000.
Read more about house prices in DL12.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 66 addresses on Lartington, Barnard Castle, DL12, Beech Cottage, Barnard Castle comes out as the 27th largest and the 11th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £260k more expensive than the average property across the DL12 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 1.9kmCotherstone Primary School
- 3.4kmMontalbo Nursery & Primary School
- 3.6kmSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle
- 3.9kmTeesdale School and Sixth Form
- 10.6kmStaindrop Academy
- 20.1kmWolsingham School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Beech Cottage, Barnard Castle, the nearest station is Bishop Auckland, 22.1 kilometres away.
- 22.1kmBishop Auckland
- 23.0kmShildon
- 25.5kmNewton Aycliffe
Available Internet Speeds
Internet coverage here is poor, based on recent Ofcom data, and connectivity may be weak or unavailable.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Slow/none broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
