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DL14 8QG

Shildon & Dene Valley · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8QH 59 m
DL14 8QJ 90 m
DL14 8QQ 160 m
DL14 8QN 173 m
DL14 8QA 234 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL14 8QG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL14
Postcode sector
DL14 8
Latitude
54.662787
Longitude
-1.649622
British National Grid easting
422,700
British National Grid northing
529,800

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
E00105949
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 051B · E01020875
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 051 · E02004351

Postcode source versions

Explore DL14

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
20
Secondary
4

  1. King James I Academy Bishop Auckland

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  2. Victoria Lane Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
630
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 245
  • Anti social behaviour 113
  • Criminal damage and arson 92
  • Other theft 41
  • Public order 31

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

    1.8 km

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    2.0 km

  • AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83021

    2.5 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Allotments

    BCT · Canney Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Allotments

    BCT · Canney Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Clydesdale Lodge

    BCT · Coundon Gate

    0.1 miles

  • Clydesdale Lodge

    BCT · Coundon Gate

    0.1 miles

  • The Top House

    BCT · Coundon Gate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 051B, 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

9,703 of 33,755

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

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. King James I Academy Bishop Auckland is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

630 published events cover 12 months, averaging 52.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 245 events.

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