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DL12 2BP

Lower Teesdale · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lower Teesdale
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Postcode district
DL12
Postcode sector
DL12 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL12 2BZ 0 m
DL12 8AX 0 m
DL12 8XT 89 m
DL12 8XW 109 m
DL12 8EH 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL12 2BP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2020
Terminated
1 February 2022
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL12
Postcode sector
DL12 2
Latitude
54.554303
Longitude
-1.922067
British National Grid easting
405,139
British National Grid northing
517,675

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Lower Teesdale · E05016182
Parish or community
E04010662
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00105838
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 067D · E01020853
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 067 · E02007022

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Montalbo Nursery & Primary School

    Community school

    646 m

  2. Teesdale School and Sixth Form

    Academy sponsor led

    737 m

  3. Green Lane Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
585
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 232
  • Other crime 76
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Shoplifting 53
  • Criminal damage and arson 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • BARNARD CASTLE SURGERY

    VICTORIA ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, DL12 8HT

    ODS code A83046

    1.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Golf Course

    BCT · Barnard Castle

    0.1 miles

  • Golf Course

    BCT · Barnard Castle

    0.1 miles

  • Glaxo - for Sports Centre

    BCT · Barnard Castle

    0.2 miles

  • Glaxo - for Sports Centre

    BCT · Barnard Castle

    0.2 miles

  • Woodside

    BCT · Barnard Castle

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 067D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,650 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Montalbo Nursery & Primary School is the nearest published school at 646 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

585 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 232 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.