DL14

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,606
Current units
1,189
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
10

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North East
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
417

Postcode sectors in DL14

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

6 sectors
23,184 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, Liddell Way, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8EX 27 July 2026 £135,000
62, Station Road, St Helen Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9EX 24 July 2026 £15,000
52, Greenfields Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9TQ 16 July 2026 £54,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
26
Primary
19
Secondary
3

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
5,677
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,882
  • Anti social behaviour 881
  • Criminal damage and arson 771
  • Shoplifting 718
  • Public order 363

Census 2021

Population and age profile

DL14 usual residents
37,650
Age-profile population
37,838

Age bands in DL14

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

6,360 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

3,922 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.4%

8,490 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

10,792 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

8,274 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,162 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

1,057 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 950 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 9 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

in this district

  • AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83021

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

  • EVENWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EVENWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE, COPELAND LANE, EVENWOOD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 9SU

    ODS code A83626

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £93,000 from 4,481 recorded sales in DL14. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

5,677 published events cover 12 months, averaging 473.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,882 events.

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