# DL4 1DH: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DL4 1DH 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 DL4 1DH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl4) › [DL4 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl4-1)

## Around this postcode

- **53 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. County Durham 059D: 193 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6475,54.6319,DL41DH
- **Shildon, 950 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6475,54.6319,DL41DH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6475,54.6319,DL41DH
- **No property in DL4 1DH 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=-1.6475,54.6319,DL41DH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 059D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6475,54.6319,DL41DH
- **£140,788 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6475,54.6319,DL41DH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6475,54.6319,DL41DH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6475,54.6319,DL41DH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DL4 1DH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6475,54.6319,DL41DH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DL4 1DH**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6475,54.6319,DL41DH
- **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=-1.6475,54.6319,DL41DH
- **6.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6475,54.6319,DL41DH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Timothy Hackworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/timothy-hackworth-primary-school-e114113) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-shildon-e114285) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thornhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-primary-school-e114106) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2023 | 93% 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 | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £430,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2023 | £80,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2024 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2025 | £93,330 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| September 2025 | £64,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2025 | £65,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2023 | £41,196 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2025 | £67,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Shildon (950 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HALLGARTH SURGERY (410 m)
- Pharmacies: HANCOCK & AINSLEY LTD (130 m); WELL (260 m); CHEAPSIDE PHARMACY (410 m); NET PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: 23-27 MAIN STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (200 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Shildon (760 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £140,788** (August 2026). County Durham’s average house price was £140,788 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 059D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 48.6** (2025). County Durham 059D has a deprivation score of 48.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,601st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £66,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 059D was £66,000 in 2025. 35th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,514** (2021). County Durham 059D had 1,514 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,782nd most 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: 96.3%** (January 2026). In County Durham 059D, 96.3% 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.

## DL4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £79,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DL4 was £79,000 in 2025. 3rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 10,053** (2021). DL4 had 10,053 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 719th least 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: 95%** (2022). About 95% of people in DL4 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: 92.7%** (January 2026). In DL4, 92.7% 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: 54.6319, -1.6475

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), August 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=-1.6475,54.6319,DL41DH

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