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DL15 8FD

Crook · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Crook
Ward
Crook
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Postcode district
DL15
Postcode sector
DL15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL15 8AJ 45 m
DL15 8EL 64 m
DL15 8AL 73 m
DL15 8AG 87 m
DL15 8AH 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL15 8FD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL15
Postcode sector
DL15 8
Latitude
54.689420
Longitude
-1.733518
British National Grid easting
417,277
British National Grid northing
532,740

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Crook · E05016169
Parish or community
E43000254
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00106021
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 057B · E01020888
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 057 · E02004354

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
High Croft, 2, Hillside Court, North Bitchburn, Crook, DL15 8FD 4 April 2018 £295,000
3, Hillside Court, North Bitchburn, Crook, DL15 8FD 21 November 2014 £275,000
1, Hillside Court, North Bitchburn, Crook, DL15 8FD 16 March 2012 £285,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
16
Secondary
1

  1. Howden-le-Wear Primary School

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    1.3 km

  2. Hunwick Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  3. Sunnybrow Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
160
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 63
  • Anti social behaviour 24
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Other crime 13
  • Burglary 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

6 female, 9 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.8
DL15 8 residents
5,225

Age bands in DL15 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

929 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

513 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,184 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

1,446 residents

Age 65 and over
22.3%

1,171 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL15 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

2

within 5 km

  • NORTH HOUSE SURGERY

    HOPE STREET, CROOK, DL15 9HU

    ODS code A83020

    3.2 km

  • WILLINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL STREET, WILLINGTON, CROOK, DL15 0EQ

    ODS code A83003

    3.4 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

  • North Beechburn Terrace

    BCT · North Bitchburn

    0.0 miles

  • North Beechburn Terrace

    BCT · North Bitchburn

    0.1 miles

  • Old Colliery

    BCT · Howden le Wear

    0.3 miles

  • Old Colliery

    BCT · Howden le Wear

    0.3 miles

  • Valley Terrace

    BCT · Howden le Wear

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 057B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,715 of 33,755

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

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
0
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.

Schools

Published establishments

20 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 1 secondary schools. Howden-le-Wear Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

160 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 63 events.

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