# DL15 0RZ: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DL15 0RZ 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 DL15 0RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DL15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl15) › [DL15 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl15-0)

## Around this postcode

- **61 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 165% on July. County Durham 051D: 242 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6906,54.7093,DL150RZ
- **Bishop Auckland, 5.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6906,54.7093,DL150RZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6906,54.7093,DL150RZ
- **No property in DL15 0RZ 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=-1.6906,54.7093,DL150RZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 051D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6906,54.7093,DL150RZ
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6906,54.7093,DL150RZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6906,54.7093,DL150RZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6906,54.7093,DL150RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DL15 0RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6906,54.7093,DL150RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at DL15 0RZ**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6906,54.7093,DL150RZ
- **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=-1.6906,54.7093,DL150RZ
- **7.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6906,54.7093,DL150RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Stephen's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-church-of-england-primary-school-e114216) | Primary | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parkside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-academy-e137903) | Secondary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Willington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willington-primary-school-e114066) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-and-st-thomas-catholic-primary-school-willington-e148627) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sunnybrow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunnybrow-primary-school-e114060) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Grange Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grange-learning-centre-e135834) | Special | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £172,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2023 | £25,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| October 2025 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2026 | £39,999 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| February 2025 | £80,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £75,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2024 | £67,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2024 | £65,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WILLINGTON MEDICAL GROUP (260 m)
- Pharmacies: BRITTON & ROBSON LTD (260 m)
- Dental practices: COMMERCIAL STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (110 m); DENTAL SURGERY (390 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Commercial Street Willington (220 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 051D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 64.9** (2025). County Durham 051D has a deprivation score of 64.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 593rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £82,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 051D was £82,000 in 2025. Joint 138th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,396** (2021). County Durham 051D had 1,396 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,032nd 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: 98.4%** (January 2026). In County Durham 051D, 98.4% 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.

## DL15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £130,325** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DL15 was £130,325 in 2025. 47th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,931** (2021). DL15 had 22,931 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,284th 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: 61%** (2022). About 61% of people in DL15 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: 87.9%** (January 2026). In DL15, 87.9% 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: 54.7093, -1.6906

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

## Your MP

- [City of Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/city-of-durham): Mary Kelly Foy (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=-1.6906,54.7093,DL150RZ

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