Pear Tree Cottage, Barnard Castle
Pear Tree Cottage, Barnard Castle
Description & Estimates
Pear Tree Cottage, Barnard Castle is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 826 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 917 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Pear Tree Cottage, Barnard Castle is £246,907 and its rental estimate is £1,097 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, DL12 falls within the DL12 postal district.
Our Data Sources
Pear Tree Cottage, Barnard Castle has 41 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in March 2010 and a single entry in the EPC database dated February 2010.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low 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 Pear Tree Cottage, Barnard Castle, we estimate a market value of £259,252 and a rental value of £1,152 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £229,623 and £1,021 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Pear Tree Cottage, Barnard Castle has seen its estimated sale value move down by £820 (0.3%) and its estimated rental value increase by £32 per month (2.9%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.3%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Pear Tree Cottage, Barnard Castle as measuring 917 m2.
That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where all 7 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Pear Tree Cottage, Barnard Castle has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 06 Feb 2010.
The property is connected to mains gas and has partial double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Pear Tree Cottage, Barnard Castle completed on 5th March 2010 at £185,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 4 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 18.2% over the period since March 2010.
- Sold Mar 2010£185,000
- Sold Sep 2003£140,000
- Sold Feb 2002£95,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Pear Tree Cottage, Barnard Castle have sold within a radius of 5.0 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 20th March 2025, was The Butts, Barnard Castle, DL12 9QE, a freehold house which sold for £273,500.
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 169 addresses on Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, DL12, Pear Tree Cottage, Barnard Castle comes out as the 141st largest and the 111th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £15k more expensive than the average property across the DL12 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mCotherstone Primary School
- 4.9kmMontalbo Nursery & Primary School
- 5.4kmSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle
- 5.3kmTeesdale School and Sixth Form
- 11.1kmStaindrop Academy
- 18.4kmWolsingham School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Pear Tree Cottage, Barnard Castle, the nearest station is Bishop Auckland, 21.8 kilometres away.
- 21.8kmBishop Auckland
- 23.1kmShildon
- 25.8kmNewton Aycliffe
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
