Most deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Low · 2.6 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£144,250
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 5,862 sales
-1.9%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
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.
15657
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15657 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 & WalesProperty sales · DL12 0AX
HM Land Registry · County Durham
Average price
£172,764
Median price: £144,250
Median -1.9% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 5,862 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Dec '24Dec '24: 1 sales · avg £190,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£500k£345k£190k
Dec '23Dec '24
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near DL12 0AX
England & WalesCrime trends · near DL12 0AX
Counts are for Upper Teesdale electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
6
YoY —
1271
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
3
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
1
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.5%
+ other · 2.5%
Religion
Christian65.5%
No religion29.7%
Not answered4.1%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6428.5%
65–7416.7%
35–4913.8%
75–849.0%
25–346.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children18.5%
One person: aged 66+16.2%
Single family household, all members 66+15.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.1%
One person: other11.7%
+ 9 other households · 25.0%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 12.8 km straight lineabout 160 min
Frosterley Rail Station
Rail
- 14.2 km straight lineabout 178 min
Stanhope Rail Station
Rail
- 14.9 km straight lineabout 186 min
Wolsingham Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 541 m straight lineabout 7 min
Blackton Cottage
Bus · NW-bound · north-west
- 551 m straight lineabout 7 min
Blackton Cottage
Bus · SE-bound · south-east
- 861 m straight lineabout 11 min
Toby Hill LE
Bus · W-bound · west
- 920 m straight lineabout 12 min
Toby Hill LE
Bus · E-bound · east
- 1.0 km straight lineabout 13 min
Three Tuns
Bus · N-bound · north
Coordinates & Location for DL12 0AX
Durham and Bishop Auckland
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DL12 0AX
Coordinates
54.6156, -2.0145
Grid reference
NY991244
Easting
399,160
Northing
524,494
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6VJX8P+65
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Durham and Bishop Auckland
ITL Region
County Durham
National Park
Non-National Park
Flood zone
Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)
Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council AreaBishop Auckland E14001101
Constituency
E14001101Durham
Police Force
England
Ward
Upper Teesdale
Constituency code
E14001101
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Eggleston
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 067B E01020857
E01020857MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 067 E02007022
E02007022LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 065A E01020857
E01020857MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 065 E02004346
E02004346Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
7:42 AM
Sunrise
6:04 PM
Sunset
10 hours 22 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:04 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 22 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 DL12 0AX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01020857 and MSOA E02007022 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 15657
Present — Active
Postcode DL12 0AX 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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