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DL5 7EQ

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL5 7EG 104 m
DL5 7GA 118 m
DL5 7NA 133 m
DL5 7PA 156 m
DL5 7ND 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL5 7EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL5
Postcode sector
DL5 7
Latitude
54.624067
Longitude
-1.582752
British National Grid easting
427,039
British National Grid northing
525,515

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
E00105806
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 061C · E01020847
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 061 · E02004342

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
235, Askrigg Close, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7EQ 30 November 2023 £71,000
233, Askrigg Close, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7EQ 12 August 2022 £78,000
230, Askrigg Close, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7EQ 12 August 2022 £90,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
14
Secondary
3

  1. Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    334 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    361 m

  3. Walworth School

    Community special school

    446 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,963
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,129
  • Anti social behaviour 501
  • Criminal damage and arson 327
  • Shoplifting 285
  • Public order 199

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

15 female, 10 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.3
DL5 7 residents
9,208

Age bands in DL5 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

1,738 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

1,118 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

2,075 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,397 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

1,802 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL5 7 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+
84.6%
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

4

within 5 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83066

    644 m

  • PEASE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEASE WAY, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5NH

    ODS code A83074

    731 m

  • BEWICK CRESCENT SURGERY

    27 BEWICK CRESCENT, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5LH

    ODS code A83037

    1.0 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    4.1 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

  • Rylstone Close

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Avon Court

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Rylstone Close

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Bakewell Place

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.2 miles

  • Garburn Place

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 061C, 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

1,054 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
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
0
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £78,000 from 3 recorded sales in DL5 7EQ. 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 334 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,963 published events cover 12 months, averaging 246.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,129 events.

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