Priory Yard, Barnard Castle house prices are built from 64 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1997 and the most recent on 11 Oct 2024. The median price paid across the whole record is £114,500. Across the 9 years from 1997 to 2006 the median moved +152.6% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +112.1%.
Median price paid
£114,500
Change in cash, 1997–2006
+152.6%
Change in real terms
+112.1%
Median per m²
£1,267
HM Land Registry64 sales10 with floor areaLatest sale 11 Oct 2024
Section 01
How Priory Yard, Barnard Castle prices moved
The chart tracks the median Priory Yard, Barnard Castle house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1997 to 2006. 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 | 1 | £47,500 | £105,472 |
| 2000s | 2 | £59,000 | £107,481 |
The highest yearly median on record for Priory Yard, Barnard Castle is £120,000 in 2006; the lowest is £47,500 in 1997. Across the full 10-year record the cash median has moved from £47,500 to £120,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £100,714, so the real change over the whole record is +112.1% — about +8.71% 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: +152.6% in cash against +112.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 11 Oct 2024 | Terraced | £140,000 | £147,313 |
| 3 | 18 Apr 2024 | Terraced | £133,000 | £139,948 |
| 26 | 10 Feb 2023 | Terraced | £150,000 | £162,069 |
| 29 | 15 Mar 2021 | Terraced | £125,000 | £157,930 |
| 21 | 10 Sep 2019 | Terraced | £122,000 | £159,573 |
| 26 | 30 Apr 2019 | Terraced | £121,000 | £158,265 |
| 10 | 18 Apr 2019 | Terraced | £117,000 | £153,033 |
| 18 | 31 Jan 2019 | Terraced | £149,000 | £194,889 |
| 17 | 28 Mar 2018 | Terraced | £155,000 | £206,569 |
| 12 | 14 Feb 2018 | Terraced | £115,000 | £153,261 |
| 20 | 12 May 2017 | Semi-detached | £120,000 | £163,320 |
| 21 | 17 Apr 2015 | Terraced | £117,500 | £165,675 |
| 26 | 8 Dec 2014 | Terraced | £114,000 | £163,520 |
| 17 | 3 Jul 2014 | Terraced | £142,500 | £204,400 |
| 28 | 16 May 2014 | Terraced | £108,000 | £154,914 |
| 26 | 18 Jun 2013 | Terraced | £112,000 | £163,309 |
| 27 | 26 Apr 2013 | Terraced | £115,000 | £167,684 |
| 6 | 25 Jan 2013 | Terraced | £110,000 | £160,393 |
| 9 | 6 Aug 2010 | Terraced | £115,000 | £183,635 |
| 2 | 5 Jun 2009 | Terraced | £108,000 | £177,483 |
| 4 | 22 Aug 2008 | Terraced | £117,000 | £196,393 |
| 20 | 18 Jun 2008 | Semi-detached | £125,000 | £209,821 |
| 24 | 30 Nov 2007 | Semi-detached | £148,000 | £257,312 |
| 18 | 2 Oct 2007 | Terraced | £152,500 | £265,136 |
| 25 | 7 Sep 2007 | Semi-detached | £139,500 | £242,534 |
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 Priory Yard, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Priory Yard | £47,000 (1997) | £133,000 (2024) | +3.9% | +1.3% |
| 26 Priory Yard | £42,500 (1998) | £150,000 (2023) | +5.2% | +2.5% |
| 21 Priory Yard | £85,000 (2003) | £122,000 (2019) | +2.3% | 0.0% |
| 10 Priory Yard | £119,950 (2005) | £117,000 (2019) | -0.2% | -2.5% |
| 18 Priory Yard | £105,000 (2003) | £149,000 (2019) | +2.2% | -0.1% |
| 17 Priory Yard | £55,000 (1995) | £155,000 (2018) | +4.6% | +2.3% |
| 12 Priory Yard | £119,950 (2005) | £115,000 (2018) | -0.3% | -2.7% |
| 20 Priory Yard | £49,000 (1997) | £120,000 (2017) | +4.6% | +2.3% |
| 28 Priory Yard | £58,000 (2002) | £108,000 (2014) | +5.3% | +2.7% |
| 27 Priory Yard | £45,000 (1999) | £115,000 (2013) | +6.9% | +4.4% |
| 6 Priory Yard | £59,800 (2002) | £110,000 (2013) | +5.7% | +3.0% |
| 9 Priory Yard | £120,000 (2006) | £115,000 (2010) | -1.1% | -3.7% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Priory Yard, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 47 | 73.4% | £115,000 | £27,500 – £155,000 |
| Semi-detached | 15 | 23.4% | £85,000 | £45,500 – £148,000 |
| Detached | 2 | 3.1% | £23,000 | £23,000 – £29,500 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Priory Yard, Barnard Castle
2 of the sales on record are leasehold and 62 freehold — 3.1% 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.
The median leasehold sale is £26,250 and the median freehold sale £115,000 — a gap of +338.1%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 2 | 3.1% | £26,250 |
| Freehold | 62 | 96.9% | £115,000 |
| New build | 2 | 3.1% | £48,750 |
| Existing home | 62 | 96.9% | £115,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -57.6%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 1 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 Priory Yard, Barnard Castle compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Priory Yard, Barnard Castle sits below that national figure — -27.3%.
Within Barnard Castle the street ranks 139 of 195 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £142,000 (-19.4%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,267 per square metre, across 10 of the 64 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 £23,000 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
- Low Mill£82,750 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 26 Priory Yard7 sales
- 20 Priory Yard5 sales
- 18 Priory Yard4 sales
- 17 Priory Yard4 sales
- 2 Priory Yard4 sales
- 25 Priory Yard4 sales
- 3 Priory Yard3 sales
- 21 Priory Yard3 sales
- 27 Priory Yard3 sales
- 4 Priory Yard3 sales
- 24 Priory Yard3 sales
- 10 Priory Yard2 sales
- 12 Priory Yard2 sales
- 28 Priory Yard2 sales
- 6 Priory Yard2 sales
- 9 Priory Yard2 sales
- 11 Priory Yard2 sales
- 7 Priory Yard2 sales
- 19 Priory Yard2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Priory Yard, Barnard Castle?
The median price paid in Priory Yard, Barnard Castle across every sale on the register is £114,500. 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 Priory Yard, Barnard Castle?
64 sales are on record for Priory Yard, Barnard Castle, the most recent completing on 11 Oct 2024. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Priory Yard, Barnard Castle house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +152.6% between 1997 and 2006. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +112.1%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Priory Yard, Barnard Castle house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £120,000, set in 2006. 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 Priory Yard, Barnard Castle?
£1,267 per square metre, from the 10 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 11 Oct 2024. 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, “Priory Yard, 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.