DL4 1LF

Shildon & Dene Valley · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Postcode district
DL4
Postcode sector
DL4 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL4 1QE 492 m
DL4 1HF 664 m
DL4 1HG 702 m
DL4 1QA 722 m
DL4 1PZ 767 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL4 1LF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL4
Postcode sector
DL4 1
Latitude
54.619682
Longitude
-1.660831
British National Grid easting
422,000
British National Grid northing
525,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010691
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00105569
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 059B · E01020802
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 059 · E02004340

Postcode source versions

Explore DL4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Timothy Hackworth Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  2. Oakwood Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    1.5 km
  3. Thornhill Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
746
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 248
  • Criminal damage and arson 115
  • Anti social behaviour 98
  • Other theft 72
  • Burglary 55

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL4 1 residents
4,427

Age bands in DL4 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

619 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

434 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.4%

950 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

1,308 residents

Age 65 and over
25.4%

1,128 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    2.0 km

  • AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83021

    3.4 km

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    4.3 km

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Masons Arms

    BCT · Shildon

    0.7 miles
  • Masons Arms

    BCT · Shildon

    0.7 miles
  • Byerley Road

    BCT · Shildon

    0.7 miles
  • Byerley Road

    BCT · Shildon

    0.7 miles
  • Cemetery

    BCT · Shildon

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 059B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,528 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Timothy Hackworth Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

746 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 248 events.

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