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DL14 8DN

Bishop Auckland · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bishop Auckland
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Postcode district
DL14
Postcode sector
DL14 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL14 8EY 24 m
DL14 8FH 40 m
DL14 8FL 67 m
DL14 8FJ 69 m
DL14 8EX 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL14 8DN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2019
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL14
Postcode sector
DL14 8
Latitude
54.657546
Longitude
-1.661664
British National Grid easting
421,926
British National Grid northing
529,213

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
E00171945
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 055A · E01020868
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 055 · E02004352

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
21
Secondary
3

  1. King James I Academy Bishop Auckland

    Academy converter

    642 m

  2. St Andrew's Academy

    Academy converter

    943 m

  3. Cockton Hill Infant School

    Community school

    992 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,357
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 816
  • Anti social behaviour 341
  • Criminal damage and arson 310
  • Shoplifting 273
  • Public order 165

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL14 8 residents
7,203

Age bands in DL14 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,327 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

800 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

1,782 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

2,142 residents

Age 65 and over
18.7%

1,392 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
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
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

    957 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

    1.5 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    2.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Bracks Farm

    BCT · Auckland Park

    0.1 miles

  • By-pass

    BCT · Auckland Park

    0.2 miles

  • By-pass

    BCT · Auckland Park

    0.2 miles

  • Grange Avenue

    BCT · Auckland Park

    0.3 miles

  • Grange Avenue

    BCT · Auckland Park

    0.3 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 3 secondary schools. King James I Academy Bishop Auckland is the nearest published school at 642 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,357 published events cover 12 months, averaging 196.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 816 events.

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