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DL4 2HS

Shildon & Dene Valley · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Shildon & Dene Valley
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Postcode district
DL4
Postcode sector
DL4 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL4 2EF 92 m
DL4 2AJ 124 m
DL4 2AF 154 m
DL4 1LX 171 m
DL4 1NA 171 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL4 2HS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL4
Postcode sector
DL4 2
Latitude
54.629589
Longitude
-1.640055
British National Grid easting
423,336
British National Grid northing
526,109

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Shildon & Dene Valley · E05016193
Parish or community
E04010691
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00105773
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 059F · E01020841
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 059 · E02004340

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
22
Secondary
4

  1. St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon

    Voluntary aided school

    354 m

  2. Timothy Hackworth Primary School

    Community school

    625 m

  3. Thornhill Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,721
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 605
  • Anti social behaviour 267
  • Criminal damage and arson 262
  • Burglary 113
  • Other theft 113

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
38

18 female, 20 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
1.7
DL4 2 residents
5,672

Age bands in DL4 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.9%

1,119 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

607 residents

Age 25 to 44
26%

1,457 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

1,446 residents

Age 65 and over
17.5%

982 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL4 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%
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

7

within 5 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    634 m

  • AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83021

    3.3 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP

    COBBLERS HALL, CARERS WAY, BURN LANE, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 4SE

    ODS code A83066

    3.9 km

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    3.9 km

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

    4.0 km

  • PEASE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEASE WAY, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5NH

    ODS code A83074

    4.3 km

  • BEWICK CRESCENT SURGERY

    27 BEWICK CRESCENT, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5LH

    ODS code A83037

    4.6 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

  • Jubilee Road - Chestnut Close

    BCT · Shildon

    0.0 miles

  • Jubilee Road - Chestnut Close

    BCT · Shildon

    0.1 miles

  • Jubilee Road - Coronation Ave

    BCT · Shildon

    0.1 miles

  • Jubilee Road - Coronation Ave

    BCT · Shildon

    0.1 miles

  • St Johns Road

    BCT · Shildon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 059F, 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

350 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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
2
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
5
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

33 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon is the nearest published school at 354 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,721 published events cover 12 months, averaging 143.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 605 events.

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