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DL14 8ND

Shildon & Dene Valley · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bishop Auckland
Ward
Shildon & Dene Valley
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Postcode district
DL14
Postcode sector
DL14 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL14 8NB 40 m
DL14 8LH 54 m
DL14 8NU 75 m
DL14 8NA 87 m
DL14 8LR 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL14 8ND
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL14
Postcode sector
DL14 8
Latitude
54.660489
Longitude
-1.629241
British National Grid easting
424,016
British National Grid northing
529,551

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Shildon & Dene Valley · E05016193
Parish or community
E43000254
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00105958
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 055C · E01020874
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 055 · E02004352

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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117 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Howlish View, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8ND 11 June 2026 £32,500
6, Howlish View, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8ND 27 February 2026 £32,000
33, Howlish View, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8ND 27 February 2026 £39,999

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
20
Secondary
6

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon

    Academy converter

    248 m

  2. Victoria Lane Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    295 m

  3. Prince Bishops Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
419
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 158
  • Criminal damage and arson 78
  • Anti social behaviour 69
  • Other theft 29
  • Public order 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

23 female, 24 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
1.7
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL14 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    3.0 km

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

    3.0 km

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    3.2 km

  • AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83021

    3.5 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP

    COBBLERS HALL, CARERS WAY, BURN LANE, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 4SE

    ODS code A83066

    4.7 km

  • BISHOPS CLOSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPENNYMOOR HEALTH CENTRE, BISHOPS CLOSE, SPENNYMOOR, DL16 6ED

    ODS code A83052

    4.8 km

  • ST ANDREW'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SENSIER HOUSE, ST. ANDREW'S LANE, SPENNYMOOR, DL16 6QA

    ODS code A83001

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Collingwood Street-Greenwells Garth

    BCT · Coundon

    0.0 miles

  • Collingwood Street-Greenwells Garth

    BCT · Coundon

    0.1 miles

  • Grange Cottages

    BCT · Coundon

    0.1 miles

  • Grange Cottages

    BCT · Coundon

    0.1 miles

  • Victoria Lane

    BCT · Coundon

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 055C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,053 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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
3
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £32,500 from 31 recorded sales in DL14 8ND. 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

Published establishments

34 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon is the nearest published school at 248 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

419 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 158 events.

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