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DL14 7NU

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 7NP 65 m
DL14 7NJ 77 m
DL14 7NX 89 m
DL14 7NY 90 m
DL14 7PB 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL14 7NU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL14
Postcode sector
DL14 7
Latitude
54.665909
Longitude
-1.673610
British National Grid easting
421,151
British National Grid northing
530,140

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
E00105926
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
30
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. King James I Academy Bishop Auckland

    Academy converter

    635 m

  2. Etherley Lane Primary School

    Community school

    839 m

  3. Etherley Lane Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    923 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,775
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 586
  • Shoplifting 270
  • Anti social behaviour 269
  • Criminal damage and arson 206
  • Public order 126

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

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

    775 m

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    1.1 km

  • AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83021

    2.0 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    4.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Market Place

    BCT · Bishop Auckland

    0.0 miles

  • Market Place

    BCT · Bishop Auckland

    0.0 miles

  • Kingsway Temporary Park and Ride

    BCT · Bishop Auckland

    0.1 miles

  • North Bondgate

    BCT · Bishop Auckland

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station Stand H

    BCS · Bishop Auckland

    0.2 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.

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

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. King James I Academy Bishop Auckland is the nearest published school at 635 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,775 published events cover 12 months, averaging 147.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 586 events.

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