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DL14 6QJ

Bishop Auckland · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL14 6QL 41 m
DL14 6BF 58 m
DL14 6QP 131 m
DL14 6QQ 143 m
DL14 6PA 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL14 6QJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL14
Postcode sector
DL14 6
Latitude
54.647729
Longitude
-1.687191
British National Grid easting
420,284
British National Grid northing
528,113

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
E00106128
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
28
Primary
20
Secondary
3

  1. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland

    Academy converter

    181 m

  2. Aclet Close Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    366 m

  3. St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College

    Academy converter

    407 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,878
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 838
  • Shoplifting 588
  • Anti social behaviour 401
  • Criminal damage and arson 345
  • Public order 204

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

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

    530 m

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    1.1 km

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

    1.5 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Douthwaite Road

    BCT · Woodhouse Close Estate

    0.0 miles

  • Douthwaite Road

    BCT · Woodhouse Close Estate

    0.0 miles

  • Proudfoot Dr - Walker Dr

    BCT · Woodhouse Close Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Proudfoot Dr - Walker Dr

    BCT · Woodhouse Close Estate

    0.1 miles

  • St Wilfrids School

    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

28 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 181 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,878 published events cover 12 months, averaging 239.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 838 events.

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