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DL5 6

Postcode sector

217 live postcodes: 144 in County Durham, 73 in Darlington.

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, which holds 66% of DL5 6’s postcodes. Open the map at DL5 6 for neighbourhoods and points. Open the map at DL5 6

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

133 of County Durham’s 330 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

County Durham, the council that holds 66% of DL5 6

Average house price
£140,447
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,436
23rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.2×
15th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.8
48th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only

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Councils in DL5 6

Postcodes in DL5 6