DL14 0QU

Bishop Auckland · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Postcode district
DL14
Postcode sector
DL14 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL14 0QZ 49 m
DL14 0QT 91 m
DL14 6RD 96 m
DL14 6RA 111 m
DL14 0RB 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL14 0QU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2005
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL14
Postcode sector
DL14 0
Latitude
54.647482
Longitude
-1.692616
British National Grid easting
419,934
British National Grid northing
528,084

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010595
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00106116
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 058D · E01020908
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 058 · E02004355

Postcode source versions

Explore DL14

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
20
Secondary
3
  1. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland

    Academy converter

    320 m
  2. St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College

    Academy converter

    356 m
  3. Bishop Auckland College

    Further education

    412 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,737
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 795
  • Shoplifting 584
  • Anti social behaviour 385
  • Criminal damage and arson 330
  • Public order 181

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL14 0 residents
6,297

Age bands in DL14 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

942 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

610 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.1%

1,312 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.8%

2,139 residents

Age 65 and over
23.3%

1,516 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

  • AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83021

    881 m

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    1.4 km

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

    1.7 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Weardale Drive - West Lane

    BCT · Woodhouse Close Estate

    0.0 miles
  • Lusby Cres - Cheesmond Ave

    BCT · Woodhouse Close Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Walker Drive - Taylor Sq

    BCT · Woodhouse Close Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Lusby Cres - Cheesmond Ave

    BCT · Woodhouse Close Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Weardale Dr - Farndale Sq

    BCT · Woodhouse Close Estate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 058D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,150 of 33,755

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

27 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland is the nearest published school at 320 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,737 published events cover 12 months, averaging 228.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 795 events.

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