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

DL5 6QW 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 6QW 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

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 86% on July. County Durham 063E: 160 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6025,54.6078,DL56QW
- **Newton Aycliffe, 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6025,54.6078,DL56QW
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6025,54.6078,DL56QW
- **No property in DL5 6QW 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=-1.6025,54.6078,DL56QW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 063E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6025,54.6078,DL56QW
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6025,54.6078,DL56QW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6025,54.6078,DL56QW
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6025,54.6078,DL56QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DL5 6QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6025,54.6078,DL56QW
- **Low road and rail noise at DL5 6QW**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6025,54.6078,DL56QW
- **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=-1.6025,54.6078,DL56QW
- **7.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6025,54.6078,DL56QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Greenfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfield-academy-e149962) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), September 2019, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 37.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Heighington Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heighington-church-of-england-primary-school-e137022) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-horndale-cofe-primary-school-e114267) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 25% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stephenson-way-academy-and-nursery-school-e138556) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 29% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e143515) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Byerley Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/byerley-park-primary-school-e114189) | Primary | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2025 | £170,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2024 | £347,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2025 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2023 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 063E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.2** (2025). County Durham 063E has a deprivation score of 29.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,659th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £227,900** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 063E was £227,900 in 2025. 9,313th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,217** (2021). County Durham 063E had 1,217 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,877th 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In County Durham 063E, 98.0% 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.

## 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: 54.6078, -1.6025

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=-1.6025,54.6078,DL56QW

## How to cite

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