High Riggs, Barnard Castle house prices are built from 103 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 27 Feb 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £122,500. Across the 19 years from 2006 to 2025 the median moved +12.9% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -35.2%.
Median price paid
£122,500
Change in cash, 2006–2025
+12.9%
Change in real terms
-35.2%
Median per m²
£2,056
HM Land Registry103 sales29 with floor areaLatest sale 27 Feb 2026
Section 01
How High Riggs, Barnard Castle prices moved
The chart tracks the median High Riggs, Barnard Castle house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2025. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | £49,950 | £110,913 |
| 2000s | 4 | £68,000 | £123,876 |
| 2010s | 1 | £131,700 | £185,697 |
| 2020s | 2 | £169,000 | £172,674 |
The highest yearly median on record for High Riggs, Barnard Castle is £175,000 in 2025; the lowest is £49,950 in 1995. Across the full 31-year record the cash median has moved from £49,950 to £175,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £110,913, so the real change over the whole record is +61.2% — about +1.60% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +12.9% in cash against -35.2% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 27 Feb 2026 | Semi-detached | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 46 | 24 Oct 2025 | Semi-detached | £175,000 | £178,804 |
| 33 | 15 Aug 2025 | Semi-detached | £163,000 | £166,543 |
| 45 | 30 May 2025 | Detached | £180,000 | £183,913 |
| 66 | 21 Mar 2025 | Semi-detached | £182,000 | £185,957 |
| 11 | 30 Jan 2025 | Terraced | £175,000 | £178,804 |
| 2 | 9 Dec 2024 | Terraced | £177,500 | £186,772 |
| 54 | 20 Sep 2024 | Semi-detached | £195,000 | £205,187 |
| 36 | 5 Jun 2024 | Semi-detached | £150,000 | £157,836 |
| 19 | 14 Mar 2024 | Terraced | £165,000 | £173,619 |
| 17 | 22 Jan 2024 | Semi-detached | £169,000 | £177,828 |
| 54 | 4 Oct 2023 | Semi-detached | £240,000 | £259,310 |
| 7 | 12 Sep 2023 | Terraced | £149,000 | £160,989 |
| 48 | 9 Dec 2022 | Semi-detached | £142,000 | £164,519 |
| 20 | 12 Nov 2021 | Terraced | £210,000 | £265,323 |
| 1 | 5 Nov 2021 | Semi-detached | £165,000 | £208,468 |
| 56 | 22 Jun 2021 | Detached | £245,000 | £309,543 |
| 1 | 18 Dec 2020 | Semi-detached | £134,000 | £173,499 |
| 42 | 27 Nov 2020 | Semi-detached | £125,000 | £161,846 |
| 41 | 20 Oct 2020 | Semi-detached | £130,000 | £168,320 |
| 64 | 1 Oct 2019 | Semi-detached | £125,000 | £163,497 |
| 26 | 27 Sep 2019 | Semi-detached | £160,000 | £209,276 |
| 54 | 31 Jan 2019 | Semi-detached | £121,000 | £158,265 |
| 53 | 28 Jan 2019 | Semi-detached | £126,500 | £165,459 |
| 67 | 18 Dec 2018 | Semi-detached | £140,000 | £186,578 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to High Riggs, Barnard Castle values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 High Riggs | £60,000 (2000) | £200,000 (2026) | +4.7% | +2.0% |
| 46 High Riggs | £120,000 (2015) | £175,000 (2025) | +3.8% | +0.6% |
| 33 High Riggs | £140,000 (2016) | £163,000 (2025) | +1.7% | -1.8% |
| 45 High Riggs | £108,000 (2004) | £180,000 (2025) | +2.5% | -0.4% |
| 66 High Riggs | £68,000 (2002) | £182,000 (2025) | +4.4% | +1.5% |
| 2 High Riggs | £49,000 (1995) | £177,500 (2024) | +4.5% | +1.9% |
| 54 High Riggs | £121,000 (2019) | £195,000 (2024) | +10.0% | +5.3% |
| 36 High Riggs | £113,000 (2011) | £150,000 (2024) | +2.2% | -0.7% |
| 19 High Riggs | £120,000 (2006) | £165,000 (2024) | +1.8% | -1.1% |
| 17 High Riggs | £48,000 (1995) | £169,000 (2024) | +4.4% | +1.8% |
| 7 High Riggs | £125,000 (2007) | £149,000 (2023) | +1.1% | -1.9% |
| 1 High Riggs | £25,000 (2008) | £165,000 (2021) | +15.6% | +13.1% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. High Riggs, Barnard Castle is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 71 | 68.9% | £125,000 | £40,000 – £240,000 |
| Terraced | 26 | 25.2% | £107,000 | £25,000 – £210,000 |
| Detached | 6 | 5.8% | £96,000 | £67,500 – £245,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in High Riggs, Barnard Castle
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 103 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 103 | 100.0% | £122,500 |
Section 09
How High Riggs, Barnard Castle compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. High Riggs, Barnard Castle sits below that national figure — -22.2%.
Within Barnard Castle the street ranks 126 of 195 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £142,000 (-13.7%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,056 per square metre, across 29 of the 103 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £25,000 to £245,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Grove Park£78,750 median
- Galgate£160,000 median
- Bouch Way£120,000 median
- Woodside£246,300 median
- Bartlemere£133,750 median
- Victoria Road£150,000 median
- Newgate£150,000 median
- Churchill Road£95,000 median
- Grangefields£186,000 median
- Thorngate£181,625 median
- Marwood Drive£142,500 median
- Market Place£100,000 median
- Merlin Drive£392,346 median
- Queen Street£110,000 median
- Low Mill£82,750 median
- Startforth Park£139,995 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 30 High Riggs5 sales
- 48 High Riggs4 sales
- 19 High Riggs4 sales
- 13 High Riggs4 sales
- 2 High Riggs3 sales
- 54 High Riggs3 sales
- 17 High Riggs3 sales
- 7 High Riggs3 sales
- 1 High Riggs3 sales
- 67 High Riggs3 sales
- 57 High Riggs3 sales
- 24 High Riggs3 sales
- 25 High Riggs3 sales
- 68 High Riggs3 sales
- 32 High Riggs3 sales
- 46 High Riggs2 sales
- 33 High Riggs2 sales
- 45 High Riggs2 sales
- 66 High Riggs2 sales
- 36 High Riggs2 sales
- 56 High Riggs2 sales
- 64 High Riggs2 sales
- 63 High Riggs2 sales
- 8 High Riggs2 sales
Back to Barnard Castle house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in High Riggs, Barnard Castle?
The median price paid in High Riggs, Barnard Castle across every sale on the register is £122,500. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in High Riggs, Barnard Castle?
103 sales are on record for High Riggs, Barnard Castle, the most recent completing on 27 Feb 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have High Riggs, Barnard Castle house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +12.9% between 2006 and 2025. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -35.2%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were High Riggs, Barnard Castle house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £175,000, set in 2025. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in High Riggs, Barnard Castle?
£2,056 per square metre, from the 29 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 27 Feb 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “High Riggs, Barnard Castle house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.