DL14 postcode area · County Durham
The DL14 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham. Area Scores range from 4 to 38 across them. Every full DL14 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The strongest of the DL14 district's neighbourhoods is Stanhope & Weardale (38 out of 100, #4,241 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Bishop Auckland South (4). 8 of the 11 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £80,000 in Shildon to £189,500 in Stanhope & Weardale — a 2.4× gap within the DL14 district.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the DL14 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanhope & WeardaleCounty Durham | 4,241 | 38 | £189,500 |
| Bishop Auckland Central & WestCounty Durham | 4,351 | 36 | £145,000 |
| Crook SouthCounty Durham | 4,516 | 34 | £115,000 |
| Evenwood, Cockfield & StaindropCounty Durham | 4,817 | 30 | £144,000 |
| Spennymoor WestCounty Durham | 4,893 | 29 | £145,000 |
| Saint Helen Auckland & West AucklandCounty Durham | 5,338 | 22 | £142,250 |
| ChiltonCounty Durham | 6,051 | 12 | £126,000 |
| Bishop Auckland North & Coundon GrangeCounty Durham | 6,092 | 11 | £130,000 |
| ShildonCounty Durham | 6,380 | 7 | £80,000 |
| Coundon NorthCounty Durham | 6,476 | 6 | £127,825 |
| Bishop Auckland SouthCounty Durham | 6,551 | 4 | £100,000 |
People living in DL14 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 14% · Skilled trades 14% · Elementary 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 14% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Process & plant | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 57% · No religion 37% · Other 0%
Born outside the UK: 3%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in DL14
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DL14 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around DL14.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.