DL15 0PL

Willington & Hunwick · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DL15
Postcode sector
DL15 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL15 0PN 14 m
DL15 0PG 87 m
DL15 0AG 95 m
DL15 0EH 98 m
DL15 0AA 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL15 0PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL15
Postcode sector
DL15 0
Latitude
54.710559
Longitude
-1.692312
British National Grid easting
419,923
British National Grid northing
535,103

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010636
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00106083
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 051D · E01020901
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 051 · E02004351

Postcode source versions

Explore DL15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
12
Secondary
1
  1. Willington Primary School

    Community school

    179 m
  2. St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    379 m
  3. Parkside Academy

    Academy converter

    451 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
963
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 376
  • Anti social behaviour 148
  • Criminal damage and arson 129
  • Shoplifting 88
  • Public order 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL15 0 residents
9,044

Age bands in DL15 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,524 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

941 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

1,983 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

2,570 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

1,906 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WILLINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL STREET, WILLINGTON, CROOK, DL15 0EQ

    ODS code A83003

    135 m

  • NORTH HOUSE SURGERY

    HOPE STREET, CROOK, DL15 9HU

    ODS code A83020

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Club

    BCT · Willington

    0.1 miles
  • Commercial Street

    BCT · Willington

    0.1 miles
  • Oakenshaw Road End

    BCT · Willington

    0.1 miles
  • Police House

    BCT · Willington

    0.1 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Willington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 051D, 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

600 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Willington Primary School is the nearest published school at 179 m.

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

Recorded crime

963 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 376 events.

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