DL14 postcode area guide — County Durham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DL14 postcode district in County Durham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DL14
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
88.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
42.3%
Gigabit-capable
42.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the DL14 postcode district (County Durham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,160 postcodes Ofcom measures in DL14, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 88.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 42.3%.
Around 0.3% of premises in DL14 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 DL14
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DL14 0AA | 0% | 0% |
| DL14 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| DL14 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| DL14 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| DL14 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| DL14 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| DL14 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| DL14 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| DL14 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| DL14 0AQ | 100% | 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 DL14
Police recorded 297 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DL14 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 83 | 27.9% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 70 | 23.6% |
| Shoplifting | 46 | 15.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 32 | 10.8% |
| Public order | 18 | 6.1% |
| Other theft | 10 | 3.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 10 | 3.4% |
| Other crime | 10 | 3.4% |
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 DL14
Based on 569 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DL14 is £100,000, up 2.0% on the previous year (£98,000).
Detached
£235,000
99 sales
Semi-detached
£146,000
104 sales
Terraced
£71,250
328 sales
Flat / maisonette
£39,950
20 sales
Latest recorded sales in DL14
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced | Central Grange | DL14 9AY |
| 22 May 2026 | £67,000 | Terraced | Dent Street | DL14 9SZ |
| 22 May 2026 | £59,000 | Terraced | Alexandra Terrace | DL14 9QN |
| 21 May 2026 | £116,500 | Terraced | St Andrews Road | DL14 6RY |
| 19 May 2026 | £182,500 | Terraced | Clarence Street | DL14 7RA |
| 18 May 2026 | £55,000 | Terraced | Oaklea Terrace | DL14 6HH |
| 18 May 2026 | £52,000 | Terraced | Oxford Street | DL14 8SY |
| 15 May 2026 | £12,000 | Flat | General Bucher Court | DL14 6EY |
| 15 May 2026 | £42,500 | Terraced | Frederick Street | DL14 8PW |
| 14 May 2026 | £170,000 | Detached | Walcher Gardens | DL14 7GA |
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 DL14
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,229 | DL14 6JT |
| King James I Academy Bishop Auckland | Secondary | 11–18 | 936 | DL14 7JZ |
| Bishop Barrington Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 599 | DL14 6LA |
| St Anne's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 238 | DL14 6LS |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland | Primary | 3–11 | 219 | DL14 6QH |
| Evergreen Primary School | Not applicable | 2–11 | 211 | DL14 6LS |
| Prince Bishops Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 210 | DL14 8DY |
| Toft Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 203 | DL14 0JA |
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 DL14
327 rated food businesses operate in DL14. 222 hold the top rating of 5, 54 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: .The Red Alligator Pub Ltd, 11Arches, 34 Cafe, Aclet Close Nursery School 1018, Akshaya Food and Wine Limited.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DL14
From a sample of 143 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 DL14 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 55% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
52%
Band D
34%
Band E
5%
Band F
5%
Band G
1%
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 DL14 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.