DL13
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Stanhope and Wolsingham, in County Durham.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DL13 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DL13, 26.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DL13 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DL13 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DL13 at a rate of 76.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.8 per 1,000 people across DL.
In August 2026 alone, 103 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DL13.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (402), other crime (178) and anti-social behaviour (161).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DL13 was 51.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in DL13, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DL13 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DL13
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Durham 042A | 1,466 | 29.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 13.7% |
| County Durham 042B | 1,672 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 0.0% |
| County Durham 042C | 1,584 | 47.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 6.3% |
| County Durham 042D | 1,469 | 77.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 2.4% |
| County Durham 042E | 1,637 | 60.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 35.7% |
| County Durham 045D | 1,062 | 103.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 0.0% |
| County Durham 045E | 1,202 | 177.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 12.5% |
| County Durham 064A | 1,507 | 91.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.7% |
| County Durham 064G | 2,107 | 61.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 76.9% |
MPs for DL13
- Dr Sam RushworthLabourMP for Bishop Auckland96% of DL13’s postcodes
- Mary Kelly FoyLabourMP for City of Durham3.7% of DL13’s postcodes
- Luke AkehurstLabourMP for North Durham0.1% of DL13’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in DL131
Postcode sectors in DL135
Council1
Postcode districts next to DL138
Nearest rail stations2
More in the DL postcode area2
DL13 in brief
DL13 is a postcode district covering Stanhope and Wolsingham, in County Durham.
About 13,583 people lived in DL13 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £160,000 in 2025 across 225 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 76.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DL13 was £160,000 in 2025.
DL13 had 13,538 usual residents at the census.
In DL13, 26.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DL13, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.