DL14 4GL

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL14 4BB 0 m
DL14 4EL 0 m
DL14 4GS 0 m
DL14 4HL 0 m
DL14 4JD 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL14 4GL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL14
Postcode sector
DL14 4
Latitude
54.657346
Longitude
-1.680901
British National Grid easting
420,685
British National Grid northing
529,185

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
E00105932
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 056C · E01020872
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 056 · E02004353

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
20
Secondary
3
  1. Etherley Lane Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    283 m
  2. Etherley Lane Primary School

    Community school

    327 m
  3. Evergreen Primary School

    Community special school

    378 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,738
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 967
  • Anti social behaviour 421
  • Criminal damage and arson 342
  • Shoplifting 285
  • Public order 195

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

4

within 5 km

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    190 m

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

    360 m

  • AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83021

    1.0 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    3.5 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

  • Bishop Auckland West Station

    RLY · Bishop Auckland

    0.0 miles
  • Bishop Auckland West Weardale Rail Station

    RSE · Bishop Auckland

    0.0 miles
  • Escomb Rd - Health Centre

    BCT · Bishop Auckland

    0.1 miles
  • Escomb Rd - Health Centre

    BCT · Bishop Auckland

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Station Bus Stop

    BCT · Bishop Auckland

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 056C, 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

9,212 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

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

27 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Etherley Lane Nursery School is the nearest published school at 283 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,738 published events cover 12 months, averaging 228.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 967 events.

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