# DL14 0JR: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DL14 0JR is a postcode in County Durham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of County Durham. Open the map at DL14 0JR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14) › [DL14 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14-0)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 90% on July. County Durham 056D: 43 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7003,54.6569,DL140JR
- **Bishop Auckland, 1.5 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7003,54.6569,DL140JR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7003,54.6569,DL140JR
- **No property in DL14 0JR listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.7003,54.6569,DL140JR
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 056D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7003,54.6569,DL140JR
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7003,54.6569,DL140JR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7003,54.6569,DL140JR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7003,54.6569,DL140JR
- **66.7% can get gigabit broadband at DL14 0JR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7003,54.6569,DL140JR
- **Low road and rail noise at DL14 0JR**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7003,54.6569,DL140JR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.7003,54.6569,DL140JR
- **6.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7003,54.6569,DL140JR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bishop Auckland College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-auckland-college-e130657) | Sixth form and further education | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | Attainment 8 of 4.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Escomb Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/escomb-primary-school-e114103) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bishop Barrington Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-barrington-academy-e148706) | Secondary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 39.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-college-e137702) | Secondary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Evergreen Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/evergreen-primary-school-e134663) | Special | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |
| [St Anne's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-cofe-primary-school-e114220) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-catholic-primary-school-bishop-auckland-e148915) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Etherley Lane Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/etherley-lane-nursery-school-e113976) | Nursery | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £215,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2024 | £195,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2024 | £268,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2025 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| November 2024 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| July 2025 | £175,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| June 2026 | £333,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £140,447** (July 2026). County Durham’s average house price was £140,447 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,436** (2025). Full-time workers living in County Durham earned a median of £33,436 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 23rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.2×** (2025). A home in County Durham costs 4.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 15th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.8** (2025). County Durham has a deprivation score of 28.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 48th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## County Durham 056D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.6** (2025). County Durham 056D has a deprivation score of 6.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,620th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 056D was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 4,219th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,591** (2021). County Durham 056D had 1,591 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,573rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.7%** (January 2026). In County Durham 056D, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DL14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £125,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DL14 was £125,000 in 2025. Joint 32nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,840** (2021). DL14 had 37,840 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 523rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 56%** (2022). About 56% of people in DL14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.8%** (January 2026). In DL14, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)
- Centre: 54.6569, -1.7003

Council: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bishop Auckland](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bishop-auckland): Dr Sam Rushworth (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.7003,54.6569,DL140JR

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