Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 14.9 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North East
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
5994
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5994 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near DH6 1LA
England & WalesCrime trends · near DH6 1LA
Counts are for Easington & Shotton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
78
YoY +22%
786551
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
31
YoY +24%
422915
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1370
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
1580
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
55
YoY +96%
553412
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
21
YoY —
46266
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.0%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Christian50.0%
No religion44.0%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6422.8%
35–4920.1%
25–3414.3%
65–7410.2%
20–246.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.6%
Households
Other21.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.6%
Any member 66+9.0%
+ 7 other households · 36.5%
Coordinates & Location for DH6 1LA
Durham and Bishop Auckland
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DH6 1LA
Coordinates
54.7689, -1.4732
Grid reference
NZ339416
Easting
433,990
Northing
541,679
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WQG9G+HP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Shadforth
Travel to Work
Durham and Bishop Auckland
ITL Region
County Durham
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council AreaCity of Durham E14001173
Constituency
E14001173Durham
Police Force
England
Ward
Easington & Shotton
Constituency code
E14001173
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Shadforth
International Territorial Level
County Durham
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandNorthern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North East
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
County Durham
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H
Cancer Alliance
Northern
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
County Durham 027D E01020729
E01020729MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 027 E02004311
E02004311LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 027D E01020729
E01020729MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 027 E02004311
E02004311Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
6:15 AM
Sunrise
5:33 PM
Sunset
11 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:15 AM
Sunset (today)
5:33 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DH6 1LA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 5994
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01020729 and MSOA E02004311 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DH6 1LA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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