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Land At Harmire Enterprise Park, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, DL12

Land size
5.6 acres

Key Features

  • Established business park location
  • Freehold site
  • Bespoke development opportunities for a range of building types (subject to planning permission)
  • To lease or purchase
  • Interest invited

Description

Location

Barnard Castle is an attractive and historic market town lying at a crossing point of the River Tees, in Teesdale County Durham. The Harmire Enterprise Park is located upon the northern outskirts of Barnard Castle, just off the B6278 Barnard Castle to Middleton-in-Teesdale Road, within close proximity of the A67 and A688. The town is situated to the west and south of the larger centres of Darlington 16 miles to the east, Richmond 15 miles to the south and Durham 25 miles to the north. Bishop Auckland and Newton Aycliffe with easy access from the A1(M) at Scotch Corner are 14 miles. Access from the west is from the M6 at Tebay (junction 38). It is 30 mins drive to Darlington for intercity rail services to London and circa one hour's drive to the airports at Teesside and Newcastle. Darlington is now home to the Government's Treasury Department.

Barnard Castle has a population of 5,345 people (Census, 2021) and wider catchment area of 24,000 people (Durham County Council).

Description

The property is located within the Harmire Enterprise Park which lies at the northern edge of the town, overlooking the golf club and opposite a large GSK pharmaceutical facility. The property comprises a substantial clear and level grassed site extending to approx. 5.6 acres. Access is from the south via the established business park with potential for a further access point off the B6278 Harmire Road.

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Property details

Tenure
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Date Posted
2026-10-15

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

8.5 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good LimitedThree Good GoodVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Montalbo Nursery & Primary School733 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    240
    Type
    Community school
  • Green Lane Church of England Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    188
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    103
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Cotherstone Primary School2.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    66
    Type
    Community school
  • Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School4.6 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    39
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Teesdale School and Sixth Form720 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    684
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Staindrop Academy4.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    504
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College11 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,229
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Bishop Barrington Academy11 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    599
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Wolsingham School12 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    774
    Type
    Academy converter

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Lidl Barnard Castle, Barnard Castle931 metres
Morrisons Barnard Castle, Barnard Castle0.7 miles
Co-op Barnard Castle, Barnard Castle0.8 miles

GP surgery

Barnard Castle Surgery0.7 miles

Pharmacy

Day Lewis Pharmacy923 metres

Hospital

Richardson Hospital962 metres

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces47 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Bishop Auckland West Station12 miles

Nearest bus stop

Golf Course97 metres

Typical drive times

Shildon24 min · 15 miles
Richmond26 min · 15 miles
Durham (city)38 min · 26 miles
Barnard Castle2 min · 0.6 miles
Bishop Auckland24 min · 15 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 50 metres away.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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