DL14 6FT

Bishop Auckland · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bishop Auckland
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Postcode district
DL14
Postcode sector
DL14 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL14 6SL 87 m
DL14 6SP 92 m
DL14 6ST 96 m
DL14 6SR 101 m
DL14 6SU 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL14 6FT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL14
Postcode sector
DL14 6
Latitude
54.650161
Longitude
-1.662360
British National Grid easting
421,885
British National Grid northing
528,391

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E43000254
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00105982
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 055E · E01020881
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 055 · E02004352

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, The Mews, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6FT 31 July 2025 £129,000
3, The Mews, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6FT 18 July 2025 £160,000
4, The Mews, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6FT 6 September 2023 £112,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
18
Secondary
3
  1. St Andrew's Academy

    Academy converter

    402 m
  2. Prince Bishops Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    820 m
  3. Cockton Hill Infant School

    Community school

    824 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,186
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 785
  • Criminal damage and arson 312
  • Anti social behaviour 302
  • Shoplifting 230
  • Public order 143

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL14 6 residents
11,070

Age bands in DL14 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

2,008 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,212 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

2,493 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

3,074 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

2,679 residents

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83021

    1.1 km

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    1.3 km

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

    1.3 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    2.1 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

  • Red Alligator

    BCT · South Church

    0.0 miles
  • Red Alligator

    BCT · South Church

    0.0 miles
  • Main Street

    BCT · South Church

    0.1 miles
  • Bone Mill Bank Hail and Ride

    BCT · South Church

    0.1 miles
  • Bone Mill Bank Hail and Ride

    BCT · South Church

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 055E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,725 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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
0
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £113,500 from 14 recorded sales in DL14 6FT. 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

Published establishments

26 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Andrew's Academy is the nearest published school at 402 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,186 published events cover 12 months, averaging 182.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 785 events.

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