# DL14

Postcode district covering Bishop Auckland and South Church, in County Durham.

DL14 is a postcode district covering Bishop Auckland and South Church, in County Durham. Median sale price £125,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code DL14. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [DL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DL14) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 56% of people in DL14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=DL14) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 551 homes were sold in DL14 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DL14) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DL14.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DL14) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DL14 had 37,840 usual residents at the census.

## How DL14 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | DL14 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £125,000 | 3rd cheapest | 17 postcode districts, DL · 2025 |
| Population | 37,840 | 3rd most populated | 17 postcode districts, DL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 56% | 9th most people in radon Affected Areas | 17 postcode districts, DL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.8% | 3rd highest | 17 postcode districts, DL · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the DL postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in DL14

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [County Durham 051A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020873) | 1,364 | 87.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.7% |
| [County Durham 051B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020875) | 1,365 | 115.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.0% |
| [County Durham 055A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020868) | 2,118 | 434.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 81.2% |
| [County Durham 055B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020869) | 1,360 | 102.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.5% |
| [County Durham 055C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020874) | 1,624 | 133.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.3% |
| [County Durham 055D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020880) | 1,580 | 250.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.7% |
| [County Durham 055E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020881) | 1,497 | 119.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.6% |
| [County Durham 056A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020870) | 1,302 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.0% |
| [County Durham 056B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020871) | 1,379 | 140.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [County Durham 056C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020872) | 1,734 | 173.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.6% |
| [County Durham 056D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020883) | 1,591 | 42.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [County Durham 056E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020886) | 1,199 | 125.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [County Durham 057A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020882) | 1,448 | 66.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.2% |
| [County Durham 057C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020895) | 1,500 | 229.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| [County Durham 057D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020896) | 1,348 | 56.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [County Durham 057F](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01034509) | 1,711 | 469.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.9% |
| [County Durham 057G](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01034510) | 1,190 | 104.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [County Durham 058A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020884) | 1,298 | 138.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| [County Durham 058B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020885) | 1,172 | 123.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 85.4% |
| [County Durham 058C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020907) | 1,546 | 273.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.5% |
| [County Durham 058D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020908) | 1,357 | 174.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [County Durham 058E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020909) | 1,666 | 205.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.8% |
| [County Durham 064B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020858) | 1,039 | 53.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.6% |
| [County Durham 064C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020859) | 1,199 | 56.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.5% |
| [County Durham 064D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020860) | 1,061 | 112.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [County Durham 064E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020861) | 1,146 | 83.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.0% |

## Your MP

- [Bishop Auckland](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bishop-auckland): Dr Sam Rushworth (Labour), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newton-aycliffe-and-spennymoor): Alan Strickland (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.4% of the people here.
- [City of Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/city-of-durham): Mary Kelly Foy (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in DL14

[Bishop Auckland Central & West](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/bishop-auckland-central-and-west), [Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/bishop-auckland-north-and-coundon-grange), [Bishop Auckland South](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/bishop-auckland-south), [Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/evenwood-cockfield-and-staindrop), [Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/saint-helen-auckland-and-west-auckland)

## Postcode sectors in DL14

[DL14 0 (227 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14-0), [DL14 4 (10 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14-4), [DL14 6 (270 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14-6), [DL14 7 (176 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14-7), [DL14 8 (266 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14-8), [DL14 9 (240 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14-9)

## Council

[County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

## Towns in DL14

[Bishop Auckland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bishop-auckland)

## Postcode districts next to DL14

[DL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl2), [DL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl4), [DL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5), [DL13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl13), [DL15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl15), [DL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16), [DL17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl17)

## Nearest rail stations

[Bishop Auckland (4.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6777,54.6572)

## More in the DL postcode area

[All DL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 56% of people in DL14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DL14, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DL14
- Postcode area: [DL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl)
- Constituency: [Bishop Auckland †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bishop-auckland)
- Council: [County Durham †](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)
- Area: 90.32 km²
- People, mid-2024: 39,357*
- Neighbourhoods: 26
- Output areas: 132

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[DL13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl13), [DL15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl15), [DL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16), [DL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl4), [DL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl2), [DL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5)

## Latest updates for DL14

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/DL14

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14#f-house-sales-median-price.

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