Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
High · 12.2 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.
11204
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11204 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 DL15 8DH
England & WalesCrime trends · near DL15 8DH
Counts are for Crook 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
80
YoY +95%
805631
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
30
YoY +43%
402510
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
11
YoY —
1581
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
29
YoY +16%
44268
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
31
YoY +19%
412917
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.2%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Christian57.3%
No religion36.9%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
50–6422.4%
35–4918.1%
65–7412.8%
25–3411.0%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.6%
Households
One person: other17.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.5%
One person: aged 66+12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.1%
Single family household, all members 66+10.7%
+ 9 other households · 35.2%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 6.6 km straight lineabout 82 min
Wolsingham Rail Station
Rail
- 8.7 km straight lineabout 109 min
Bishop Auckland West Weardale Rail Station
Rail · Main Entrance
- 8.8 km straight lineabout 109 min
Bishop Auckland West Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 493 m straight lineabout 6 min
Harperley Terrace
Bus · NW-bound · north-west
- 522 m straight lineabout 7 min
Harperley Terrace
Bus · SE-bound · south-east
- 575 m straight lineabout 7 min
High Woodfield Farm
Bus · W-bound · west
- 577 m straight lineabout 7 min
High Woodfield Farm
Bus · E-bound · east
- 1.0 km straight lineabout 13 min
Harperley Roundabout
Bus · E-bound · east
Coordinates & Location for DL15 8DH
Postcode
DL15 8DH
Coordinates
54.7080, -1.7859
Grid reference
NZ138347
Easting
413,897
Northing
534,796
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WP657+6M
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
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council AreaBishop Auckland E14001101
Constituency
E14001101Durham
Police Force
England
Ward
Crook
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 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 045C E01020887
E01020887MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 045 E02004349
E02004349LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 045C E01020887
E01020887MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 045 E02004349
E02004349Smaller 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
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
7:33 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
10 hours 39 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:33 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 39 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 DL15 8DH 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01020887 and MSOA E02004349 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 11204
Present — Active
Postcode DL15 8DH 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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