# 12 MARWOOD DRIVE, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DE

## Property details

- Slug: `d4a675b` (address key hash: `d4a675b58e814768c59ad7ae08f978dc31ef3e36`)
- Postcode: DL12 8DE
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 89 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £245,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £2,753/m²
- Local average: £235,714 (14 sales)
- Street crime: 66 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £245,000
- Date: 2026-02-05
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 15/10/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,097/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,000

### Recommendations
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9300-2116-1500-2895-3515)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-05 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | +65.5% | £248,878 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-07b4-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2016-02-04 | £148,000 | Semi-detached | — | £217,906 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/2fd36065-5fb0-4bf8-e050-a8c0620562b1) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 12 MARWOOD DRIVE, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DE | £245,000 | 05/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 12 MARWOOD DRIVE, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DE | £148,000 | 04/02/2016 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [168138329](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8456f0f)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £245,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-13 | £240,000 |
| sold | 2016-01-01 | £148,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11 MARWOOD DRIVE, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DF | £180,000 | 02/05/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 16 CLEVELAND ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DW | £190,000 | 14/04/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 15 MAYFIELD, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8EA | £260,000 | 06/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 83 MARWOOD DRIVE, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DF | £225,000 | 19/06/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 10 BEDE ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8HD | £260,000 | 31/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 23 WOODLANDS ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DP | £240,000 | 06/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 37 MARWOOD DRIVE, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DF | £121,000 | 15/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 STRATHMORE ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DS | £195,000 | 08/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 10 FIFE ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8AU | £330,000 | 16/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 KIRK VIEW, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8HE | £215,000 | 18/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 22 WELLINGTON ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8AT | £305,000 | 08/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 41 MARWOOD DRIVE, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DF | £180,000 | 20/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 CLEVELAND ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DW | £280,000 | 11/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 54 BOUCH WAY, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8FD | £340,000 | 25/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 WOODLANDS ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DP | £275,000 | 14/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 MARWOOD DRIVE, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DF | £210,000 | 04/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 MARWOOD DRIVE, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DF | £195,000 | 21/10/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 73 MARWOOD DRIVE, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DF | £175,000 | 30/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 13 WOODLANDS ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DP | £237,500 | 13/08/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 29 CLEVELAND ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM, DL12 8DW | £150,000 | 06/08/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £228,175 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 12.2%
- **10y growth:** 71.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for County Durham; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 26.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 47.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (County Durham). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £577/mo
- **Realistic:** £641/mo
- **Optimistic:** £705/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Darlington (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Cecil Road, DL12 | £1,000/mo | 3 | 0.41 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,000/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.41% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £125,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £100,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,000/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 20.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-90/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -1.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Other crime | 13 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **66** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Montalbo Nursery & Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 8 Mar 2023 |
| Teesdale School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 9 Jul 2019 |
| Green Lane Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 10 Jun 2013 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 19 Dec 2019 |
| Barnard Castle School | Other | 0.7 miles | — (No rating) |