Among the most deprived
IMD England
262
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DL4 1DF
Durham and Bishop Auckland
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DL4 1DF
Coordinates
54.6440, -1.6600
Grid reference
NZ220277
Easting
422,040
Northing
527,709
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WJ8VQ+JX
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
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.
4011
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4011 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 · DL4 1DF
HM Land Registry · County Durham
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Police Recorded Crime near DL4 1DF
Crime trends · near DL4 1DF
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
997347
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
96
YoY stable
ASB
694419
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
53
YoY -7%
Vehicle Crime
1371
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY stable
Burglary
34182
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY +117%
Criminal damage
473013
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
38
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.6%
+ other · 2.4%
Religion
Christian52.1%
No religion42.8%
Not answered3.9%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6423.0%
35–4919.6%
65–7411.8%
25–349.7%
75–847.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Other28.0%
Any member 66+17.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.9%
All members 66+7.5%
+ 7 other households · 28.6%
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council AreaBishop Auckland E14001101
Constituency
E14001101Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 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 059B E01020802
E01020802MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 059 E02004340
E02004340LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 059B E01020802
E01020802MSOA 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
3:44 AM
Sunrise
8:39 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:44 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 DL4 1DF 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. IMD England rank: 4011
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01020802 and MSOA E02004340 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DL4 1DF 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 DL4 1DF
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Prince Bishops Community Primary School
County Durham · DL14 8DY
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
St Andrew's Primary School
County Durham · DL14 6RY
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Andrew's Academy
County Durham · DL14 6RY
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Thornhill Primary School
County Durham · DL4 1ES
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Cockton Hill Junior School
County Durham · DL14 6HW
Requires improvement
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Cockton Hill Infant School
County Durham · DL14 6HW
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7
St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon
County Durham · DL4 2EQ
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland
County Durham · DL14 6QH
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Woodhouse Primary Academy
County Durham · DL14 6QW
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
County Durham · DL14 7JZ
Good
1.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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