Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
3373
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3373 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.
Police Recorded Crime near DL14 8LU
Crime trends · near DL14 8LU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
84
YoY stable
ASB
27
YoY -37%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY -20%
Burglary
10
YoY stable
Criminal damage
34
YoY +79%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
213
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,623
White Brit.96.8%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,627
Christian58.8%
No religion36.1%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,632
50–6418.9%
35–4918.6%
25–3412.0%
65–7411.4%
10–156.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.4%
Households
Total households: 740
Other23.6%
Any member 66+13.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.5%
+ 7 other households · 31.1%
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council Area
Bishop Auckland E14001101
Constituency
E14001101
Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Shildon & Dene Valley
Constituency code
E14001101
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
County Durham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
County Durham
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Northern
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 055C E01020874
E01020874
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 055 E02004352
E02004352
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 055C E01020874
E01020874
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 055 E02004352
E02004352
Larger rural: Nearer to 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
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DL14 8LU 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: 3373
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01020874 and MSOA E02004352 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DL14 8LU 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
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