DL15 9BL

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL15 9DQ 42 m
DL15 9BN 53 m
DL15 9BW 53 m
DL15 9DJ 64 m
DL15 9DH 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL15 9BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL15
Postcode sector
DL15 9
Latitude
54.714671
Longitude
-1.740943
British National Grid easting
416,788
British National Grid northing
535,548

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
E00106081
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 046D · E01020899
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 046 · E02004350

Postcode source versions

Explore DL15

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Stanhope Terrace, Crook, DL15 9BL 27 February 2017 £50,000
1, Stanhope Terrace, Crook, DL15 9BL 2 March 2007 £97,000
1, Stanhope Terrace, Crook, DL15 9BL 22 September 2006 £107,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
12
Secondary
1
  1. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook

    Academy converter

    241 m
  2. Crook Primary School

    Community school

    549 m
  3. Hartside Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    868 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,203
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 425
  • Criminal damage and arson 215
  • Anti social behaviour 191
  • Public order 97
  • Shoplifting 59

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

4 female, 8 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.0
DL15 9 residents
8,808

Age bands in DL15 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,489 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

904 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

2,041 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

2,488 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

1,834 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL15 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • NORTH HOUSE SURGERY

    HOPE STREET, CROOK, DL15 9HU

    ODS code A83020

    482 m

  • WILLINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL STREET, WILLINGTON, CROOK, DL15 0EQ

    ODS code A83003

    3.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Bluebell

    BCT · Crook

    0.0 miles
  • St Catherines Church

    BCT · Crook

    0.1 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Crook

    0.2 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Crook

    0.2 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Crook

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 046D, 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

8,949 of 33,755

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

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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook is the nearest published school at 241 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,203 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 425 events.

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