# DL14 7SZ: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DL14 7SZ 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 7SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14) › [DL14 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14-7)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. County Durham 057A: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7068,54.6664,DL147SZ
- **Bishop Auckland, 2.1 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7068,54.6664,DL147SZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7068,54.6664,DL147SZ
- **2 of 33 properties in DL14 7SZ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.7068,54.6664,DL147SZ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 057A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7068,54.6664,DL147SZ
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7068,54.6664,DL147SZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7068,54.6664,DL147SZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7068,54.6664,DL147SZ
- **94.1% can get gigabit broadband at DL14 7SZ**: Superfast for 94.1%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7068,54.6664,DL147SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at DL14 7SZ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7068,54.6664,DL147SZ
- **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=-1.7068,54.6664,DL147SZ
- **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=-1.7068,54.6664,DL147SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Escomb Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/escomb-primary-school-e114103) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Etherley Lane Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/etherley-lane-nursery-school-e113976) | Nursery | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | – |
| [Etherley Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/etherley-lane-primary-school-e114097) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Evergreen Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/evergreen-primary-school-e134663) | Special | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |
| [Bishop Auckland College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-auckland-college-e130657) | Sixth form and further education | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | Attainment 8 of 4.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bishop Barrington Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-barrington-academy-e148706) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 39.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-chads-catholic-primary-school-witton-park-e148281) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| January 2026 | £317,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| May 2026 | £146,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 470 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 057A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.4** (2025). County Durham 057A has a deprivation score of 25.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,830th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £272,475** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 057A was £272,475 in 2025. Joint 13,642nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,448** (2021). County Durham 057A had 1,448 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,464th 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: 93.2%** (January 2026). In County Durham 057A, 93.2% 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: 54.6664, -1.7068

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=-1.7068,54.6664,DL147SZ

## How to cite

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