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DL5 5HB

Aycliffe South · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Newton Aycliffe
Ward
Aycliffe South
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Postcode district
DL5
Postcode sector
DL5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL5 5HA 41 m
DL5 5HE 71 m
DL5 5EZ 82 m
DL5 5HD 107 m
DL5 5HX 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL5 5HB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL5
Postcode sector
DL5 5
Latitude
54.614349
Longitude
-1.568761
British National Grid easting
427,949
British National Grid northing
524,439

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Aycliffe South · E05016154
Parish or community
E04010634
Westminster constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor · E14001382
Output area
E00105689
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 063A · E01020824
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 063 · E02004344

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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48 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
38, Bede Crescent, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5HB 11 July 2025 £100,000
32, Bede Crescent, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5HB 23 May 2024 £140,000
15, Bede Crescent, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5HB 19 April 2024 £65,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
10
Secondary
3

  1. Sugar Hill Primary School

    Community school

    399 m

  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe

    Academy converter

    993 m

  3. Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,270
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 855
  • Anti social behaviour 402
  • Criminal damage and arson 254
  • Shoplifting 228
  • Public order 146

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
79

36 female, 43 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
2.1
DL5 5 residents
6,172

Age bands in DL5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,032 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

650 residents

Age 25 to 44
23%

1,422 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

1,782 residents

Age 65 and over
21%

1,300 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL5 5 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+
52.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
52.6%
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

3

within 5 km

  • BEWICK CRESCENT SURGERY

    27 BEWICK CRESCENT, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5LH

    ODS code A83037

    410 m

  • PEASE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEASE WAY, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5NH

    ODS code A83074

    688 m

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83066

    1.9 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

  • Finchale Rd-St Cuthberts Way

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Clarence Chare

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Clarence Chare

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Finchale Rd-St Cuthberts Way

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Balliol Road

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 063A, 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

7,315 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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
4
Low risk addresses
8
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £92,000 from 7 recorded sales in DL5 5HB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

17 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. Sugar Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 399 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,270 published events cover 12 months, averaging 189.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 855 events.

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