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DL4 2QL

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 2LD 149 m
DL4 2LW 151 m
DL4 2GP 159 m
DL4 2GT 199 m
DL4 2RE 211 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL4 2QL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 February 2006
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL4
Postcode sector
DL4 2
Latitude
54.624482
Longitude
-1.633146
British National Grid easting
423,785
British National Grid northing
525,543

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
E00105778
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 059E · E01020840
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
34
Primary
21
Secondary
6

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

  2. Timothy Hackworth Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Thornhill Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,564
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 533
  • Anti social behaviour 249
  • Criminal damage and arson 232
  • Other theft 105
  • Burglary 104

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    1.3 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83066

    3.5 km

  • PEASE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEASE WAY, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5NH

    ODS code A83074

    3.7 km

  • AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83021

    4.0 km

  • BEWICK CRESCENT SURGERY

    27 BEWICK CRESCENT, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5LH

    ODS code A83037

    4.0 km

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    4.6 km

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Locomotion

    BCT · Shildon

    0.1 miles

  • Dale Road Industrial Estate

    BCT · Shildon

    0.1 miles

  • Dale Road Industrial Estate

    BCT · Shildon

    0.1 miles

  • Dabble Duck Industrial Estate East End

    BCT · Shildon

    0.1 miles

  • Hilsdon Drive - Spout Lane

    BCT · Shildon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 059E, 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

9,277 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 6 secondary schools. St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,564 published events cover 12 months, averaging 130.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 533 events.

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