Low Mill, Barnard Castle house prices are built from 70 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2004 and the most recent on 6 Jun 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £82,750. Across the 13 years from 2010 to 2023 the median moved +13.9% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -22.9%.
Median price paid
£82,750
Change in cash, 2010–2023
+13.9%
Change in real terms
-22.9%
Median per m²
£1,740
HM Land Registry70 sales24 with floor areaLatest sale 6 Jun 2025
Section 01
How Low Mill, Barnard Castle prices moved
The chart tracks the median Low Mill, Barnard Castle house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2004 to 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | £85,000 | £154,845 |
| 2010s | 1 | £79,000 | £111,390 |
| 2020s | 2 | £85,000 | £86,848 |
The highest yearly median on record for Low Mill, Barnard Castle is £90,000 in 2023; the lowest is £79,000 in 2010. Across the full 20-year record the cash median has moved from £85,000 to £90,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £157,697, so the real change over the whole record is -38.3% — about -2.51% 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: +13.9% in cash against -22.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Jun 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | £122,609 |
| 12 | 4 Jun 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £91,500 | £93,489 |
| 15 | 1 Mar 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | £115,746 |
| 27 | 19 Jan 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £155,000 | £163,097 |
| 3 | 13 Dec 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | £97,241 |
| 2 | 25 Oct 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £137,000 | £148,023 |
| 13 | 18 Jul 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £133,000 | £143,701 |
| 21 | 3 Apr 2023 | Terraced | £88,000 | £95,080 |
| 22 | 17 Feb 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | £81,034 |
| 29 | 10 Feb 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £88,500 | £111,815 |
| 33 | 8 Jan 2021 | Terraced | £83,500 | £105,497 |
| 1 | 18 Dec 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | £110,055 |
| 18 | 9 Nov 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | £110,055 |
| 32 | 5 Oct 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £84,000 | £108,760 |
| 23 | 12 Jun 2020 | Terraced | £62,000 | £80,275 |
| 13 | 8 Jun 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | £142,424 |
| 24 | 26 Jun 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | £98,098 |
| 17 | 15 May 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £87,000 | £113,794 |
| 10 | 23 Aug 2018 | Terraced | £93,500 | £124,608 |
| 11 | 6 Jul 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £96,000 | £127,940 |
| 2 | 12 Apr 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £79,950 | £106,550 |
| 19 | 12 May 2017 | Terraced | £116,650 | £158,761 |
| 12 | 22 Jan 2016 | Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | £139,604 |
| 29 | 29 Apr 2015 | Flat or maisonette | £85,500 | £120,555 |
| 21 | 20 Apr 2015 | Terraced | £79,000 | £111,390 |
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 Low Mill, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Low Mill | £85,000 (2020) | £120,000 (2025) | +7.1% | +2.2% |
| 12 Low Mill | £102,500 (2007) | £91,500 (2025) | -0.6% | -3.5% |
| 15 Low Mill | £92,000 (2005) | £110,000 (2024) | +0.9% | -1.9% |
| 27 Low Mill | £49,950 (1997) | £155,000 (2024) | +4.3% | +1.6% |
| 2 Low Mill | £74,000 (2004) | £137,000 (2023) | +3.3% | +0.4% |
| 13 Low Mill | £110,000 (2020) | £133,000 (2023) | +6.5% | +0.3% |
| 21 Low Mill | £38,000 (1996) | £88,000 (2023) | +3.2% | +0.5% |
| 29 Low Mill | £51,000 (1999) | £88,500 (2021) | +2.5% | +0.3% |
| 33 Low Mill | £83,500 (2008) | £83,500 (2021) | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 18 Low Mill | £100,000 (2006) | £85,000 (2020) | -1.2% | -3.4% |
| 32 Low Mill | £45,000 (1999) | £84,000 (2020) | +3.0% | +0.8% |
| 23 Low Mill | £28,000 (1995) | £62,000 (2020) | +3.2% | +1.0% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Low Mill, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | 48 | 68.6% | £84,000 | £36,750 – £155,000 |
| Terraced | 18 | 25.7% | £73,000 | £28,000 – £116,650 |
| Semi-detached | 3 | 4.3% | £85,000 | £56,500 – £107,500 |
| Detached | 1 | 1.4% | £100,000 | £100,000 – £100,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Low Mill, Barnard Castle
70 of the sales on record are leasehold and 0 freehold — 100.0% 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 | 70 | 100.0% | £82,750 |
| Freehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
A further 2 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Low Mill, Barnard Castle compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Low Mill, Barnard Castle sits below that national figure — -47.5%.
Within Barnard Castle the street ranks 179 of 195 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £142,000 (-41.7%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,740 per square metre, across 24 of the 70 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 £28,000 to £155,000. 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
- High Riggs£122,500 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
- Startforth Park£139,995 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 23 Low Mill5 sales
- 27 Low Mill4 sales
- 21 Low Mill4 sales
- 29 Low Mill4 sales
- 32 Low Mill4 sales
- 12 Low Mill3 sales
- 15 Low Mill3 sales
- 2 Low Mill3 sales
- 18 Low Mill3 sales
- 17 Low Mill3 sales
- 4 Low Mill3 sales
- 8 Low Mill3 sales
- 1 Low Mill2 sales
- 13 Low Mill2 sales
- 33 Low Mill2 sales
- 24 Low Mill2 sales
- 10 Low Mill2 sales
- 11 Low Mill2 sales
- 14 Low Mill2 sales
- 7 Low Mill2 sales
- 34 Low Mill2 sales
- 30 Low Mill2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Low Mill, Barnard Castle?
The median price paid in Low Mill, Barnard Castle across every sale on the register is £82,750. 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 Low Mill, Barnard Castle?
70 sales are on record for Low Mill, Barnard Castle, the most recent completing on 6 Jun 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Low Mill, Barnard Castle house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +13.9% between 2010 and 2023. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -22.9%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Low Mill, Barnard Castle house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £90,000, set in 2023. 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 Low Mill, Barnard Castle?
£1,740 per square metre, from the 24 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 6 Jun 2025. 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, “Low Mill, 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.