DL13 postcode area guide — County Durham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DL13 postcode district in County Durham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DL13
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
77.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
15%
Gigabit-capable
15%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.3%
Broadband availability in the DL13 postcode district (County Durham) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 957 postcodes Ofcom measures in DL13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 77.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 15%.
Around 1.3% of premises in DL13 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in DL13
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DL13 1AA | 75% | 0% |
| DL13 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| DL13 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| DL13 1AF | 33.3% | 0% |
| DL13 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| DL13 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| DL13 1AJ | 28.6% | 0% |
| DL13 1AL | 0% | 0% |
| DL13 1AN | 0% | 0% |
| DL13 1AP | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around County Durham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider County Durham district (269,279 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
86.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
39.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
88.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in DL13
Police recorded 3 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DL13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 33.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 33.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 33.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in DL13
Based on 175 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DL13 is £153,000, up 11.7% on the previous year (£137,000).
Detached
£310,000
36 sales
Semi-detached
£150,000
38 sales
Terraced
£116,000
91 sales
Latest recorded sales in DL13
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced | Station Houses | DL13 5HH |
| 7 May 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced | Princess Cottages | DL13 2BP |
| 5 May 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | High Town | DL13 1JR |
| 5 May 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | DL13 3QF | |
| 1 May 2026 | £103,000 | Terraced | Copley Bent | DL13 5QW |
| 1 May 2026 | £132,000 | Terraced | Pinfold Lane | DL13 5NX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | The Crofts | DL13 3BA |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached | DL13 1RE | |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced | Prospect Terrace | DL13 5HA |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Lydgate Avenue | DL13 3LJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? County Durham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider County Durham district (522,068 residents, 234,764 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.9% |
| 15–29 | 22.7% |
| 30–44 | 17.5% |
| 45–64 | 21.6% |
| 65+ | 21.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.5% |
| Private rented | 17.2% |
| Social rented | 10.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DL13
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolsingham School | Secondary | 11–16 | 774 | DL13 3DJ |
| Wolsingham Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 163 | DL13 3ET |
| Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 123 | DL13 2NU |
| Cockfield Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 115 | DL13 5EN |
| Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law | Primary | 3–11 | 83 | DL13 4AU |
| Tow Law Millennium Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 77 | DL13 4LF |
| Butterknowle Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 54 | DL13 5PB |
| Hamsterley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 36 | DL13 3QF |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in DL13
133 rated food businesses operate in DL13. 84 hold the top rating of 5, 26 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 2 Stanhope Hall B&B, Barrington Bites Luncheon Club, Belle Vue Country B&B, Blessed John Duckett RCVA Primary School 3511, Butterknowle Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DL13
From a sample of 46 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 DL13 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band E). 9% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
9%
Band D
30%
Band E
33%
Band F
20%
Band G
9%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for County Durham
Landlines around DL13 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.