DL5 9BP

Aycliffe South · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
County Durham
Postcode district
DL5
Postcode sector
DL5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL5 5JA 0 m
DL5 6EL 0 m
DL5 6FR 0 m
DL5 6XJ 0 m
DL5 6YZ 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL5 9BP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2020
Terminated
1 August 2024
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL5
Postcode sector
DL5 9
Latitude
54.610444
Longitude
-1.570118
British National Grid easting
427,864
British National Grid northing
524,004

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010634
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. Sugar Hill Primary School

    Community school

    831 m
  2. Forest Park School

    Other independent special school

    869 m
  3. Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,772
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 638
  • Anti social behaviour 319
  • Shoplifting 204
  • Criminal damage and arson 195
  • Public order 110

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • BEWICK CRESCENT SURGERY

    27 BEWICK CRESCENT, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5LH

    ODS code A83037

    800 m

  • PEASE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEASE WAY, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5NH

    ODS code A83074

    996 m

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83066

    2.2 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

  • Groat Avenue

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.0 miles
  • Groat Avenue

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.1 miles
  • Finchale Rd-St Cuthberts Way

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.2 miles
  • Clarence Chare

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.2 miles
  • Finchale Road

    BCT · Newton Aycliffe

    0.2 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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.

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 831 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,772 published events cover 12 months, averaging 147.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 638 events.

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