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DL14 8TQ

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 8TL 6 m
DL14 8TP 49 m
DL14 8TN 55 m
DL14 8TT 59 m
DL14 8TR 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL14 8TQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL14
Postcode sector
DL14 8
Latitude
54.645708
Longitude
-1.648218
British National Grid easting
422,800
British National Grid northing
527,900

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
E04010617
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00105984
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 055D · E01020880
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
19
Secondary
4

  1. Prince Bishops Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    375 m

  2. Thornhill Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  3. St Andrew's Academy

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,332
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 475
  • Criminal damage and arson 234
  • Anti social behaviour 209
  • Burglary 76
  • Public order 73

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    1.2 km

  • AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83021

    2.0 km

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    2.3 km

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

    2.3 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83066

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Spencer Street

    BCT · Eldon Lane

    0.0 miles

  • Brook Street

    BCT · Eldon Lane

    0.0 miles

  • Working Mens Club

    BCT · Eldon Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Brook Street

    BCT · Eldon Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Houses

    BCT · Eldon Lane

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 055D, 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

1,470 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Prince Bishops Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 375 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,332 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 475 events.

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