Latitude: 54.5449 / 54°32'41"N
Longitude: -1.9252 / 1°55'30"W
OS Eastings: 404939
OS Northings: 516627
OS Grid: NZ049166
Mapcode National: GBR HH0W.0K
Mapcode Global: WHB4L.D1H4
Plus Code: 9C6WG3VF+XW
Maidenhead Locator System: IO94an80
What Three Birds: gadwall.tropicbird.puffin
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
DL12 8BW is a residential postcode in Barnard Castle, County Durham. It was first introduced in October 2005.
The most common council tax band is A.
Barnard Castle is a town, which had a population of 7,040 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 6 people resident in DL12 8BW, of which 4 were male and 2 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
DL12 8BW is in the Durham and Bishop Auckland travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the County Durham Primary Care Trust.
DL12 8BW is approximately 162m (531ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DL12 8BW
5b2: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Communal Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DL12 8BW
England D1: a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
3/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near DL12 8BW include Co-Operative Food and Morrisons. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DL12 8BW are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Durham County Council
Ward
Barnard Castle West
Councillors
Richard Bell (Conservative)
Ted Henderson (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
MP
Dehenna Davison (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DL12 8BW.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DL12 8BW.
St Mary's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Barnard Castle
Birch Road, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8JR
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Montalbo Nursery & Primary School
Fairfield Road, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8TN
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Startforth Morritt Memorial CofE Primary School
Startforth, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9AQ
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 4 - 11
Needs improvement
Green Lane Church of England Controlled Primary School
Green Lane, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8LG
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Cotherstone Primary School
Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9QB
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Teesdale School
Prospect Place, Barnard Castle, DL12 8HH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Staindrop School an Academy
Cleatlam Lane, Staindrop, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3JU
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
St John's School & Sixth Form College - A Catholic Academy
Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6JT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Bishop Barrington School A Sports with Mathematics College
Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6LA
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Richmond School
Darlington Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 7BQ
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
St Francis Xavier School
Darlington Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 7DA
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Wolsingham School
The Grammar School Building, West End, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 3DJ
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7JZ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Hummersknott Academy
Edinburgh Drive, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 8AR
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Carmel College
The Headlands, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 8RW
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.