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DL5 6ED

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL5 6UP 0 m
DL5 6EF 214 m
DL5 6SN 246 m
DL5 6YA 322 m
DL5 6EQ 331 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL5 6ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL5
Postcode sector
DL5 6
Latitude
54.601761
Longitude
-1.579915
British National Grid easting
427,237
British National Grid northing
523,034

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
E00105680
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 063B · E01020826
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 063 · E02004344

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
10
Secondary
3

  1. Forest Park School

    Other independent special school

    641 m

  2. UTC South Durham

    University technical college

    655 m

  3. Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
458
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 165
  • Anti social behaviour 79
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Other theft 31
  • Public order 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL5 6 residents
4,265

Age bands in DL5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

657 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

408 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.8%

815 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

1,347 residents

Age 65 and over
25.7%

1,116 residents

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • BEWICK CRESCENT SURGERY

    27 BEWICK CRESCENT, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5LH

    ODS code A83037

    1.8 km

  • PEASE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEASE WAY, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5NH

    ODS code A83074

    1.9 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83066

    3.1 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

  • Heighington Rail Station

    RSE · Aycliffe Industrial Estate

    0.3 miles

  • Heighington Rail Station

    RSE · Aycliffe Industrial Estate

    0.3 miles

  • Heighington Rail Station

    RLY · Aycliffe Industrial Estate

    0.3 miles

  • Moores Factory

    BCT · Aycliffe Industrial Estate

    0.4 miles

  • Moores Factory

    BCT · Aycliffe Industrial Estate

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 063B, 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

8,606 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

17 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. Forest Park School is the nearest published school at 641 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

458 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 165 events.

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