Postgate Cottage, Barnard Castle
Postgate Cottage, Barnard Castle
Description & Estimates
Postgate Cottage, Barnard Castle is described in the public record as a mid-century house with 968 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 581 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Postgate Cottage, Barnard Castle is £219,574 and its rental estimate is £1,135 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Lartington, Barnard Castle, DL12 falls within the DL12 postal district.
Our Data Sources
Postgate Cottage, Barnard Castle has no recent1 records in the the Land Registry and a single entry in the EPC database dated November 2015.
We combine this information with public data 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 Postgate Cottage, Barnard Castle, we estimate a market value of £230,552 and a rental value of £1,191 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £204,203 and £1,055 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Postgate Cottage, Barnard Castle has seen its estimated sale value decline by £729 (0.3%) and its estimated rental value climb by £33 per month (2.9%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.2%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Postgate Cottage, Barnard Castle as measuring 581 m2.
That makes it the 4th largest plot in the postcode, where all 6 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Postgate Cottage, Barnard Castle has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 11 Nov 2015.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Postgate Cottage, Barnard Castle completed on 10th December 2004 at £477,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
- Sold Dec 2004£477,000
- Sold Jul 1999£158,000
- Sold Sep 1997£42,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Postgate Cottage, Barnard Castle have sold within a radius of 3.8 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 24th June 2025, was 1 Sunnycroft Cottages, Barnard Castle, DL12 9QF, a freehold house which sold for £207,000.
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, Postgate Cottage, Barnard Castle comes out as the 60th largest and the 59th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £12k less expensive than the average property across the DL12 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 1.9kmCotherstone Primary School
- 3.5kmMontalbo Nursery & Primary School
- 3.8kmSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle
- 4.0kmTeesdale School and Sixth Form
- 10.8kmStaindrop Academy
- 20.3kmWolsingham School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Postgate Cottage, Barnard Castle, the nearest station is Bishop Auckland, 22.3 kilometres away.
- 22.3kmBishop Auckland
- 23.2kmShildon
- 25.7kmNewton Aycliffe
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
