Low deprivation
IMD England
31
Crime · May '26
£308,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DL12 9AQ
Durham and Bishop Auckland
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DL12 9AQ
Coordinates
54.5384, -1.9327
Grid reference
NZ044159
Easting
404,452
Northing
515,909
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WG3Q8+9W
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Startforth
Travel to Work
Durham and Bishop Auckland
ITL Region
County Durham
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
23119
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23119 out of 32,844 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)
Property sales · DL12 9AQ
HM Land Registry · County Durham
Average price
£308,000
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Median price: £308,000
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Police Recorded Crime near DL12 9AQ
Crime trends · near DL12 9AQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15104
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +100%
ASB
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +167%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY stable
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.0%
Other White2.0%
White & Black Caribbean1.5%
Chinese1.0%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Christian56.9%
No religion34.9%
Not answered5.7%
Muslim1.9%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6421.1%
35–4914.8%
65–7414.2%
20–2412.1%
25–348.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Other21.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.9%
All members 66+14.5%
Any member 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
+ 6 other households · 23.1%
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council AreaBishop Auckland E14001101
Constituency
E14001101Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Lower Teesdale
Constituency code
E14001101
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Startforth
International Territorial Level
County Durham
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandNorthern
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 067F E01020854
E01020854MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 067 E02007022
E02007022LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 066C E01020854
E01020854MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 066 E02004347
E02004347Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
3:46 AM
Sunrise
8:39 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:46 AM
Sunset (today)
8:39 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 9AQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 23119
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01020854 and MSOA E02007022 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DL12 9AQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DL12 9AQ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle
County Durham · DL12 8JR
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Montalbo Nursery & Primary School
County Durham · DL12 8TN
Outstanding
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Barnard Castle School
County Durham · DL12 8UN
0.9 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–19
Green Lane Church of England Controlled Primary School
County Durham · DL12 8LG
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Green Lane Church of England Primary School
County Durham · DL12 8LG
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Teesdale School and Sixth Form
County Durham · DL12 8HH
Outstanding
1.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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