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DL13 2FH

Bishop Auckland · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bishop Auckland
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Postcode district
DL13
Postcode sector
DL13 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL14 7PB 40 m
DL14 7NX 58 m
DL14 7NU 65 m
DL14 7NJ 83 m
DL14 7PL 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL13 2FH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL13
Postcode sector
DL13 2
Latitude
54.665552
Longitude
-1.674404
British National Grid easting
421,100
British National Grid northing
530,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Bishop Auckland · E05016158
Parish or community
E04010595
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00105926
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 055A · E01020868
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 055 · E02004352

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. King James I Academy Bishop Auckland

    Academy converter

    619 m

  2. Etherley Lane Primary School

    Community school

    776 m

  3. Etherley Lane Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    859 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,817
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 605
  • Anti social behaviour 272
  • Shoplifting 270
  • Criminal damage and arson 217
  • Public order 127

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL13 2 residents
2,981

Age bands in DL13 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.8%

351 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.2%

215 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.9%

472 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.4%

991 residents

Age 65 and over
31.6%

938 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

    726 m

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    1.0 km

  • AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP

    THE OLD FIRE HOUSE, WATLING ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6RP

    ODS code A83021

    2.0 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Market Place

    BCT · Bishop Auckland

    0.0 miles

  • Market Place

    BCT · Bishop Auckland

    0.1 miles

  • Kingsway Temporary Park and Ride

    BCT · Bishop Auckland

    0.1 miles

  • North Bondgate

    BCT · Bishop Auckland

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station Stand H

    BCS · Bishop Auckland

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 055A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,570 of 33,755

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

30 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. King James I Academy Bishop Auckland is the nearest published school at 619 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,817 published events cover 12 months, averaging 151.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 605 events.

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