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DL14 8FL

Bishop Auckland · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bishop Auckland
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 8FJ 58 m
DL14 8EY 66 m
DL14 8FH 105 m
DL14 8EX 134 m
DL14 8EE 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL14 8FL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL14
Postcode sector
DL14 8
Latitude
54.656981
Longitude
-1.662025
British National Grid easting
421,903
British National Grid northing
529,150

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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Property

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Laidlaw Way, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8FL 29 July 2025 £180,000
2, Laidlaw Way, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8FL 23 May 2025 £100,797
3, Laidlaw Way, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8FL 28 February 2025 £151,045

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
20
Secondary
3

  1. King James I Academy Bishop Auckland

    Academy converter

    658 m

  2. St Andrew's Academy

    Academy converter

    877 m

  3. Cockton Hill Infant School

    Community school

    938 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,389
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 820
  • Anti social behaviour 343
  • Criminal damage and arson 330
  • Shoplifting 273
  • Public order 167

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

    947 m

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    1.0 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

    2.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

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

    0.2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £170,495 from 6 recorded sales in DL14 8FL. 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. King James I Academy Bishop Auckland is the nearest published school at 658 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,389 published events cover 12 months, averaging 199.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 820 events.

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