Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12174
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12174 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 DL5 5AL
Crime trends · near DL5 5AL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
58
YoY +12%
ASB
56
YoY +22%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY -40%
Burglary
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
36
YoY +57%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
200
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,217
White Brit.97.5%
+ other · 2.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,215
Christian55.6%
No religion40.5%
Not answered3.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,215
50–6422.2%
35–4917.4%
25–3411.2%
65–7411.2%
10–159.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Total households: 507
Other14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Any member 66+13.4%
All members 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.0%
+ 7 other households · 31.4%
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council Area
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor E14001382
Constituency
E14001382
Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Aycliffe South
Constituency code
E14001382
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Great Aycliffe
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 062C E01020833
E01020833
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 062 E02004343
E02004343
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 062C E01020833
E01020833
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 062 E02004343
E02004343
Urban: 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) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:55 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:55 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 DL5 5AL 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) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 12174
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020833 and MSOA E02004343 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DL5 5AL 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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