DL15 8JU

Crook · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL15 8JQ 14 m
DL15 8DG 35 m
DL15 8GB 69 m
DL15 8DF 72 m
DL15 8EG 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL15 8JU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 October 2005
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL15
Postcode sector
DL15 8
Latitude
54.706139
Longitude
-1.784978
British National Grid easting
413,954
British National Grid northing
534,589

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
E00171831
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 045C · E01020887
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 045 · E02004349

Postcode source versions

Explore DL15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
10
Secondary
0
  1. Hartside Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  2. Crook Primary School

    Community school

    2.5 km
  3. Howden-le-Wear Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
39
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Burglary 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTH HOUSE SURGERY

    HOPE STREET, CROOK, DL15 9HU

    ODS code A83020

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Harperley Terrace

    BCT · Fir Tree

    0.2 miles
  • Harperley Terrace

    BCT · Fir Tree

    0.2 miles
  • High Woodfield Farm

    BCT · Crook

    0.4 miles
  • High Woodfield Farm

    BCT · Crook

    0.4 miles
  • The Greenhead Hotel

    BCT · Fir Tree

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 045C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,204 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hartside Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

39 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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