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DL12 8TX

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL12 8TY 54 m
DL2 3LL 1.1 km
DL12 8RS 1.1 km
DL12 8UB 1.2 km
DL12 8TZ 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL12 8TX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL12
Postcode sector
DL12 8
Latitude
54.575159
Longitude
-1.876223
British National Grid easting
408,100
British National Grid northing
520,000

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
E04010701
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00105916
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 064H · E01020867
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 064 · E02004345

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
2

  1. Teesdale School and Sixth Form

    Academy sponsor led

    3.6 km

  2. Green Lane Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

  3. Montalbo Nursery & Primary School

    Community school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Possession of weapons 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL12 8 residents
6,785

Age bands in DL12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

914 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

671 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.5%

1,261 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,979 residents

Age 65 and over
29.1%

1,985 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BARNARD CASTLE SURGERY

    VICTORIA ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, DL12 8HT

    ODS code A83046

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Lane End

    BCT · Stainton

    0.9 miles

  • Lane End

    BCT · Stainton

    0.9 miles

  • Village

    BCT · Stainton

    1.0 miles

  • Village

    BCT · Stainton

    1.0 miles

  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Stainton Grove

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 064H, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,829 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 2 secondary schools. Teesdale School and Sixth Form is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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