# DL5 7HH: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DL5 7HH 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 7HH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5) › [DL5 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5-7)

## Around this postcode

- **44 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 21% on July. County Durham 061A: 260 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5979,54.6209,DL57HH
- **Newton Aycliffe, 960 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5979,54.6209,DL57HH
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5979,54.6209,DL57HH
- **No property in DL5 7HH 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=-1.5979,54.6209,DL57HH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 061A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5979,54.6209,DL57HH
- **£140,788 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5979,54.6209,DL57HH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5979,54.6209,DL57HH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5979,54.6209,DL57HH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DL5 7HH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5979,54.6209,DL57HH
- **Low road and rail noise at DL5 7HH**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5979,54.6209,DL57HH
- **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=-1.5979,54.6209,DL57HH
- **7.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5979,54.6209,DL57HH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Greenfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfield-academy-e149962) | Secondary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), September 2019, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 37.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-horndale-cofe-primary-school-e114267) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 25% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Byerley Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/byerley-park-primary-school-e114189) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 73% 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 | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Walworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walworth-school-e114341) | Special | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stephenson-way-academy-and-nursery-school-e138556) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 29% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodham-burn-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e149737) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), December 2021, before the school changed | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sugar Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sugar-hill-primary-school-e114207) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2025 | £93,999 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2025 | £82,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2024 | £50,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £52,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2025 | £87,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| September 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| May 2023 | £67,750 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Newton Aycliffe (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Newton Aycliffe Oakfields (890 m, Morrisons)

## 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 061A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 69.5** (2025). County Durham 061A has a deprivation score of 69.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 301st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £84,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 061A was £84,500 in 2025. Joint 168th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,322** (2021). County Durham 061A had 1,322 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,265th 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In County Durham 061A, 96.0% 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: 54.6209, -1.5979

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), 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=-1.5979,54.6209,DL57HH

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