DL14
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bishop Auckland and South Church, 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 DL14 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DL14, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DL14 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DL14 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DL14 at a rate of 165.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.8 per 1,000 people across DL.
In August 2026 alone, 605 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DL14.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,975), anti-social behaviour (1,366) and other crime (889).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DL14 was 151.6 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 DL14, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DL14 has no single figure. Of its 26 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DL14
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Durham 051A | 1,364 | 87.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.7% |
| County Durham 051B | 1,365 | 115.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.0% |
| County Durham 055A | 2,118 | 434.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 81.2% |
| County Durham 055B | 1,360 | 102.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.5% |
| County Durham 055C | 1,624 | 133.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.3% |
| County Durham 055D | 1,580 | 250.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.7% |
| County Durham 055E | 1,497 | 119.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.6% |
| County Durham 056A | 1,302 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.0% |
| County Durham 056B | 1,379 | 140.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| County Durham 056C | 1,734 | 173.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.6% |
| County Durham 056D | 1,591 | 42.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| County Durham 056E | 1,199 | 125.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| County Durham 057A | 1,448 | 66.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.2% |
| County Durham 057C | 1,500 | 229.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| County Durham 057D | 1,348 | 56.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| County Durham 057F | 1,711 | 469.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.9% |
| County Durham 057G | 1,190 | 104.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| County Durham 058A | 1,298 | 138.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| County Durham 058B | 1,172 | 123.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 85.4% |
| County Durham 058C | 1,546 | 273.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.5% |
| County Durham 058D | 1,357 | 174.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| County Durham 058E | 1,666 | 205.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.8% |
| County Durham 064B | 1,039 | 53.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.6% |
| County Durham 064C | 1,199 | 56.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.5% |
| County Durham 064D | 1,061 | 112.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| County Durham 064E | 1,146 | 83.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.0% |
MPs for DL14
- Dr Sam RushworthLabourMP for Bishop Auckland99% of DL14’s postcodes
- Alan StricklandLabourMP for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor0.4% of DL14’s postcodes
- Mary Kelly FoyLabourMP for City of Durham0.1% of DL14’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 DL145
Postcode sectors in DL146
Council1
Towns in DL141
Postcode districts next to DL147
Nearest rail stations1
More in the DL postcode area2
DL14 in brief
DL14 is a postcode district covering Bishop Auckland and South Church, in County Durham.
About 39,357 people lived in DL14 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £125,000 in 2025 across 551 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 165.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DL14 was £125,000 in 2025.
DL14 had 37,840 usual residents at the census.
In DL14, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DL14, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.