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DL14 7AJ

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL14 7QL 97 m
DL14 7BH 100 m
DL14 7QA 100 m
DL14 7AD 105 m
DL14 7DU 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL14 7AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL14
Postcode sector
DL14 7
Latitude
54.663836
Longitude
-1.678154
British National Grid easting
420,859
British National Grid northing
529,908

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
E00105927
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 055A · E01020868
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 055 · E02004352

Postcode source versions

Explore DL14

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. Etherley Lane Primary School

    Community school

    478 m

  2. Etherley Lane Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    562 m

  3. King James I Academy Bishop Auckland

    Academy converter

    632 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,970
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 656
  • Anti social behaviour 295
  • Shoplifting 272
  • Criminal damage and arson 237
  • Public order 138

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL14 7 residents
4,741

Age bands in DL14 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

636 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

459 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.6%

945 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

1,305 residents

Age 65 and over
23.5%

1,027 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

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

    540 m

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    804 m

  • AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83021

    1.8 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Saddler Street Stand A

    BCT · Bishop Auckland

    0.0 miles

  • Tenters Street Stand B

    BCT · Bishop Auckland

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station Stand A

    BCS · Bishop Auckland

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station Stand B

    BCS · Bishop Auckland

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station Stand C

    BCS · Bishop Auckland

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 055A, 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

8,570 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Etherley Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 478 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,970 published events cover 12 months, averaging 164.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 656 events.

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