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DL2 3JU

Lower Teesdale · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lower Teesdale
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL2 3XD 95 m
DL2 3JX 137 m
DL2 3LG 151 m
DL2 3JY 158 m
DL2 3AU 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 3JU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 3
Latitude
54.577063
Longitude
-1.811955
British National Grid easting
412,254
British National Grid northing
520,221

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Lower Teesdale · E05016182
Parish or community
E04010697
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00105908
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 064H · E01020867
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 064 · E02004345

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Staindrop Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    52 m

  2. Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.0 km

  3. Highcroft School

    Other independent special school

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
87
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Burglary 6
  • Public order 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL2 3 residents
4,206

Age bands in DL2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.3%

545 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

360 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.3%

669 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.2%

1,325 residents

Age 65 and over
29.5%

1,211 residents

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+
90.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90.9%
Gigabit-capable
90.9%
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

1

within 5 km

  • WOODVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, COCKFIELD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL13 5AF

    ODS code A83032

    4.0 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

  • Cleatlam Lane outside school

    BCT · Staindrop

    0.0 miles

  • Sudburn Avenue

    BCT · Staindrop

    0.1 miles

  • Sudburn Avenue

    BCT · Staindrop

    0.1 miles

  • Cleatlam Lane End

    BCT · Staindrop

    0.1 miles

  • Cleatlam Lane End

    BCT · Staindrop

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 064H, 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

16,829 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Staindrop Academy is the nearest published school at 52 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

87 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 35 events.

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