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DL15 postcode area · County Durham

The DL15 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham. Area Scores range from 5 to 38 across them. Every full DL15 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the DL15 district's neighbourhoods is Stanhope & Weardale (38 out of 100, #4,241 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Coundon North (6). 5 of the 8 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 £105,000 in Crook North & Tow Law to £189,500 in Stanhope & Weardale — a 1.8× gap within the DL15 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,543a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime91per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied64%

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 DL15 district

£122,500median home sold over the past year · +16.7% over 5 years · +12.4% over the year · 304 sales
Detached£260,000
Semi-detached£132,525
Terraced£95,000
Flat—
County Durham£144,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Stanhope & WeardaleCounty Durham 4,24138 £189,500
Bishop Auckland Central & WestCounty Durham 4,35136 £145,000
Crook SouthCounty Durham 4,51634 £115,000
Brandon & BrancepethCounty Durham 5,32422 £125,000
Saint Helen Auckland & West AucklandCounty Durham 5,33822 £142,250
Esh Winning & Ushaw MoorCounty Durham 5,41421 £140,000
Crook North & Tow LawCounty Durham 6,00312 £105,000
Coundon NorthCounty Durham 6,4766 £127,825

People living in DL15 Census 2021

Residents64,301
Median age (est.)46
Density122per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above26%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 20%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Skilled trades 14% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Skilled trades14%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

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 DL15

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DL15 district.

Bishop Auckland Crook

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DL15.

DL13 DL14 DL16 DH7 DL4 DH97 DH8 DH99

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.