# DL5

Postcode district covering Newton Aycliffe, Woodham Village and Aycliffe Village, in County Durham.

DL5 is a postcode district covering Newton Aycliffe, Woodham Village and Aycliffe Village, in County Durham. Median sale price £160,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code DL5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [DL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DL5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DL5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 9% of people in DL5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=DL5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 400 homes were sold in DL5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DL5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DL5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DL5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DL5 had 29,596 usual residents at the census.

## How DL5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | DL5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £160,000 | joint 7th cheapest | 17 postcode districts, DL · 2025 |
| Population | 29,596 | 4th most populated | 17 postcode districts, DL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 9% | 3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 17 postcode districts, DL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 88.0% | 7th highest | 17 postcode districts, DL · Jan 2026 |

## Is DL5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DL5 at a rate of 127.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.8 per 1,000 people across the DL postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 352 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DL5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,387), anti-social behaviour (869) and other crime (555).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DL5 was 119.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in DL5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DL5 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in DL5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [County Durham 060A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020813) | 1,196 | 76.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [County Durham 060B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020814) | 1,316 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.6% |
| [County Durham 060C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020815) | 1,268 | 78.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 81.0% |
| [County Durham 060D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020848) | 1,161 | 63.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.4% |
| [County Durham 060E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020850) | 2,432 | 77.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.2% |
| [County Durham 060F](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020851) | 1,342 | 59.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.5% |
| [County Durham 061A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020816) | 1,322 | 260.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.0% |
| [County Durham 061B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020844) | 1,547 | 144.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.3% |
| [County Durham 061C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020847) | 1,457 | 219.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.2% |
| [County Durham 061D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020849) | 1,281 | 129.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.3% |
| [County Durham 062A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020825) | 1,733 | 107.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.5% |
| [County Durham 062B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020831) | 1,344 | 241.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.8% |
| [County Durham 062C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020833) | 1,215 | 103.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.9% |
| [County Durham 062D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020834) | 1,244 | 109.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.4% |
| [County Durham 063A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020824) | 1,453 | 117.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.3% |
| [County Durham 063B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020826) | 1,500 | 124.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 40.8% |
| [County Durham 063C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020832) | 1,448 | 283.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.1% |
| [County Durham 063D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020845) | 1,354 | 199.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.2% |
| [County Durham 063E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020846) | 1,217 | 159.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.0% |
| [Darlington 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington/neighbourhood/e01012335) | 1,546 | 53.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 77.6% |

## Your MP

- [Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newton-aycliffe-and-spennymoor): Alan Strickland (Labour), MP since July 2024. 91% of the people here.
- [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/darlington): Lola McEvoy (Labour), MP since July 2024. 9.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in DL5

[Newton Aycliffe East](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/newton-aycliffe-east), [Newton Aycliffe North](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/newton-aycliffe-north), [Newton Aycliffe South](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/newton-aycliffe-south), [Newton Aycliffe West](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/newton-aycliffe-west)

## Postcode sectors in DL5

[DL5 4 (234 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5-4), [DL5 5 (173 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5-5), [DL5 6 (217 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5-6), [DL5 7 (172 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5-7), [DL5 9 (6 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5-9)

## Council

[County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

## Towns in DL5

[Newton Aycliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/newton-aycliffe)

## Postcode districts next to DL5

[DL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl1), [DL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl2), [DL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl4), [DL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14), [DL17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl17), [TS21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts21)

## Nearest rail stations

[Newton Aycliffe (600 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5897,54.6137), [Heighington (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5818,54.5970), [Shildon (3.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6366,54.6262)

## More in the DL postcode area

[All DL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## DL5 in brief

DL5 is a postcode district covering Newton Aycliffe, Woodham Village and Aycliffe Village, in County Durham.
About 30,593 people lived in DL5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £160,000 in 2025 across 400 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 127.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DL5 was £160,000 in 2025.
DL5 had 29,596 usual residents at the census.
About 9% of people in DL5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DL5, 88.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DL5
- Postcode area: [DL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl)
- Constituency: [Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newton-aycliffe-and-spennymoor)
- Council: [County Durham †](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)
- Area: 41.98 km²
- People, mid-2024: 30,593*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 102

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[DL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl1), [TS21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts21), [DL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl2), [DL17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl17), [DL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl4), [DL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14)

## Latest updates for DL5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/DL5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5