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DL14 8QR

Postcode

A postcode in County Durham 055C, Shildon & Dene Valley ward, County Durham.

This report describes the area around DL14 8QR, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around DL14 8QR

Schools near DL14 8QR

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Victoria Lane Academy
Primary. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
650 m
8 minutes on foot
Good (overall), February 2024
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon
Primary. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
710 m
9 minutes on foot
Requires improvement (overall), April 2024
Prince Bishops Community Primary School
Primary
2 km
25 minutes on foot
Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near DL14 8QR

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £85,000West Park, DL14 8QRJanuary 2025, terraced, established, freehold10 m
  • £66,239Gurlish West, DL14 8PNJune 2026, terraced, established, freehold60 m
  • £42,500Frederick Street, DL14 8PWMay 2026, terraced, established, freehold80 m
  • £199,000Lingmell Dene, DL14 8QXFebruary 2025, detached, established, freehold120 m
  • £67,999Church Street, DL14 8PJMarch 2025, terraced, established, freehold140 m
  • £159,000Westerton View, DL14 8QSJune 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold210 m
  • £97,000Wharton Street, DL14 8PDAugust 2025, terraced, established, freehold280 m
  • £480,000Broomside, DL14 8PXNovember 2025, detached, established, freehold280 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of DL14 8QR

In a straight line

Pharmacies

  • COUNDON PHARMACY740 m

Dental practices

  • VICTORIA LANE HEALTH CENTRE740 m

Supermarkets

  • Spar Parkhead Service StationSpar700 m
  • Sainsburys Coundon LocalSainsburys840 m

The neighbourhood: County Durham 055C

Everything about County Durham 055C
Deprivation score
46.5
Joint 3,046th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£99,725
384th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,624
Joint 16,944th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: DL14

Everything about DL14
Median sale price
£125,000
Joint 32nd cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
37,840
523rd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
56%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

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

Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.