# DL5 6BG: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DL5 6BG 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 DL5 6BG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5) › [DL5 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5-6)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. County Durham 063B: 124 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5684,54.5989,DL56BG
- **Heighington, 890 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5684,54.5989,DL56BG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5684,54.5989,DL56BG
- **No property in DL5 6BG 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=-1.5684,54.5989,DL56BG
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 063B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5684,54.5989,DL56BG
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5684,54.5989,DL56BG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5684,54.5989,DL56BG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5684,54.5989,DL56BG
- **No gigabit broadband at DL5 6BG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5684,54.5989,DL56BG
- **Low road and rail noise at DL5 6BG**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5684,54.5989,DL56BG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.5684,54.5989,DL56BG
- **8.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5684,54.5989,DL56BG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Forest Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-park-school-e150376) | Special | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aycliffe-village-primary-and-nursery-school-e151177) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [UTC South Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/utc-south-durham-e142894) | Secondary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 33.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| November 2023 | £270,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| December 2023 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| February 2025 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| March 2024 | £428,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 430 m |
| August 2026 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 450 m |
| September 2024 | £141,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 470 m |
| December 2023 | £285,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 490 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Heighington (890 m, 11 minutes on foot)

## 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 063B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.4** (2025). County Durham 063B has a deprivation score of 29.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,541st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £231,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 063B was £231,250 in 2025. Joint 9,731st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,500** (2021). County Durham 063B had 1,500 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,238th 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: 40.8%** (January 2026). In County Durham 063B, 40.8% 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.

## DL5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DL5 was £160,000 in 2025. Joint 148th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,596** (2021). DL5 had 29,596 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 945th 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: 9%** (2022). About 9% of people in DL5 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: 88.0%** (January 2026). In DL5, 88.0% 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: 54.5989, -1.5684

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

## Your MP

- [Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newton-aycliffe-and-spennymoor): Alan Strickland (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=-1.5684,54.5989,DL56BG

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