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DL5 5NF

Aycliffe South · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5DE 53 m
DL5 7AZ 92 m
DL5 7AS 160 m
DL5 7AY 188 m
DL5 6UR 208 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL5 5NF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL5
Postcode sector
DL5 5
Latitude
54.614055
Longitude
-1.585007
British National Grid easting
426,900
British National Grid northing
524,400

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
E00105687
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 063A · E01020824
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 063 · E02004344

Postcode source versions

Explore DL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
13
Secondary
3

  1. Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    635 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    828 m

  3. Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    847 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,448
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 933
  • Anti social behaviour 404
  • Criminal damage and arson 287
  • Shoplifting 236
  • Public order 164

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • PEASE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEASE WAY, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5NH

    ODS code A83074

    746 m

  • BEWICK CRESCENT SURGERY

    27 BEWICK CRESCENT, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5LH

    ODS code A83037

    934 m

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83066

    1.8 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Northfield Way

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Pease Way - Cumby Road

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Pease Way - Cumby Road

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Northfield Way

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Woodham Burn Schools

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 635 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,448 published events cover 12 months, averaging 204 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 933 events.

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