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DL2 3UN

Evenwood · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL14 9PL 466 m
DL4 1QF 741 m
DL2 2UJ 754 m
DL2 2UN 934 m
DL14 9PW 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 3UN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 3
Latitude
54.612949
Longitude
-1.690073
British National Grid easting
420,115
British National Grid northing
524,242

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Evenwood · E05016176
Parish or community
E04010626
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00105861
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 064C · E01020859
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 064 · E02004345

Postcode source versions

Explore DL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
16
Secondary
2

  1. Oakwood Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    2.0 km

  2. Pear Tree School

    Other independent special school

    2.2 km

  3. Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Burglary 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL2 3 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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

4

within 5 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    3.9 km

  • AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP

    THE OLD FIRE HOUSE, WATLING ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6RP

    ODS code A83021

    4.0 km

  • EVENWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EVENWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE, COPELAND LANE, EVENWOOD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 9SU

    ODS code A83626

    4.5 km

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    4.9 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

  • White House Farm

    BCT · Bolam

    1.1 miles

  • White House Farm

    BCT · Bolam

    1.1 miles

  • Bridge

    BCT · West Auckland

    1.1 miles

  • Bridge

    BCT · West Auckland

    1.1 miles

  • Fieldon Bridge

    BCT · Tindale Crescent

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 064C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,053 of 33,755

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

23 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Oakwood Learning Centre is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 3 events.

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