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DL5 postcode area · Newton Aycliffe

The DL5 postcode district covers Newton Aycliffe and spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham, Darlington. Area Scores range from 1 to 79 across them. Every full DL5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The DL5 district contains both ends of the scale: Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham at 79 out of 100 (#1,438 of 6,856 in England) against Newton Aycliffe West at 1, a 78-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £87,000 in Newton Aycliffe West to £235,000 in Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge — a 2.7× gap within the DL5 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — County Durham and Darlington — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,098a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime88per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied66%

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 DL5 district

£160,000median home sold over the past year · +1.9% over 5 years · +4.1% over the year · 377 sales
Detached£235,000
Semi-detached£145,000
Terraced£105,000
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
Sedgefield & Bishop MiddlehamCounty Durham 1,43879 £189,500
Faverdale, Heighington & SadbergeDarlington 1,74674 £235,000
Newton Aycliffe NorthCounty Durham 2,41165 £182,125
Newton Aycliffe EastCounty Durham 5,44820 £123,500
Newton Aycliffe SouthCounty Durham 5,57119 £135,000
Newton Aycliffe WestCounty Durham 6,7711 £87,000

People living in DL5 Census 2021

Residents43,517
Median age (est.)46
Density173per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 19%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service7%

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 55% · No religion 39% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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 DL5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DL5 district.

Newton Aycliffe

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DL5.

DL17 DL4 DL1 DL3 DL98 TS21 DL2 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.