Most deprived 10%
IMD England
High · 13.2 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£126,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 7,775 sales
-0.8%
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.
2618
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2618 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 · DL4 1AP
HM Land Registry · County Durham
Average price
£168,290
Median price: £126,000
Median -0.8% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 7,775 sales
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Police Recorded Crime near DL4 1AP
England & WalesCrime trends · near DL4 1AP
Counts are for Shildon & Dene Valley 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
84
YoY stable
1057647
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
33
YoY -52%
694419
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY —
1371
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
17
YoY +31%
34182
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
38
YoY -16%
493113
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.0%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Christian52.6%
No religion41.1%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6420.9%
35–4915.6%
65–7414.5%
25–3413.1%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.2%
Households
Any member 66+23.9%
Other21.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.5%
All members 66+8.0%
+ 6 other households · 29.5%
Coordinates & Location for DL4 1AP
Durham and Bishop Auckland
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DL4 1AP
Coordinates
54.6330, -1.6519
Grid reference
NZ225264
Easting
422,570
Northing
526,484
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WJ8MX+56
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Shildon
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
Shildon & Dene Valley
Constituency code
E14001101
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Shildon
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 059D E01020839
E01020839MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 059 E02004340
E02004340LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 059D E01020839
E01020839MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 059 E02004340
E02004340Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
7:25 AM
Sunrise
6:21 PM
Sunset
10 hours 56 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:25 AM
Sunset (today)
6:21 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 56 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 DL4 1AP introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01020839 and MSOA E02004340 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 2618
Present — Active
Postcode DL4 1AP 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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Schools near DL4 1AP
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
93%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
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