# DL14 6ZG: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DL14 6ZG 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 6ZG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14) › [DL14 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14-6)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 30% on July. County Durham 055E: 119 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6691,54.6486,DL146ZG
- **Bishop Auckland, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6691,54.6486,DL146ZG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6691,54.6486,DL146ZG
- **No property in DL14 6ZG 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=-1.6691,54.6486,DL146ZG
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 055E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6691,54.6486,DL146ZG
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6691,54.6486,DL146ZG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6691,54.6486,DL146ZG
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6691,54.6486,DL146ZG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DL14 6ZG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6691,54.6486,DL146ZG
- **Low road and rail noise at DL14 6ZG**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6691,54.6486,DL146ZG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.6691,54.6486,DL146ZG
- **7.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6691,54.6486,DL146ZG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Andrew's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-academy-e151060) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2019, before the school changed | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cockton Hill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cockton-hill-junior-school-e114110) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cockton Hill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cockton-hill-infant-school-e114111) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [Aclet Close Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aclet-close-nursery-school-e113972) | Nursery | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Anne's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-cofe-primary-school-e114220) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Prince Bishops Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prince-bishops-community-primary-school-e151431) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-catholic-primary-school-bishop-auckland-e148915) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Evergreen Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/evergreen-primary-school-e134663) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £190,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2026 | £116,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2026 | £70,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| May 2025 | £70,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| January 2023 | £166,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| August 2023 | £72,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| July 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| August 2024 | £50,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP (640 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (640 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (780 m); AUCKLAND DENTAL PRACTICE LTD (820 m)
- Supermarkets: EG Cockton Hill (640 m, Spar); Spar Bishop Auckland (780 m, Spar)

## 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 055E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.6** (2025). County Durham 055E has a deprivation score of 25.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,701st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £178,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 055E was £178,750 in 2025. Joint 4,577th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,497** (2021). County Durham 055E had 1,497 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,082nd least 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: 94.6%** (January 2026). In County Durham 055E, 94.6% 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: 54.6486, -1.6691

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=-1.6691,54.6486,DL146ZG

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