DL5 postcode area guide — County Durham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DL5 postcode district in County Durham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DL5
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
14.1%
Gigabit-capable
6.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the DL5 postcode district (County Durham) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 798 postcodes Ofcom measures in DL5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 6.5%.
Around 0.1% of premises in DL5 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 DL5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DL5 4AA | 100% | 0% |
| DL5 4AB | 0% | 0% |
| DL5 4AD | 60% | 0% |
| DL5 4AE | 50% | 0% |
| DL5 4AF | 0% | 0% |
| DL5 4AG | 0% | 0% |
| DL5 4AH | 3.3% | 0% |
| DL5 4AJ | 0% | 0% |
| DL5 4AL | 100% | 0% |
| DL5 4AN | 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 DL5
Police recorded 381 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DL5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 131 | 34.4% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 119 | 31.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 44 | 11.5% |
| Public order | 21 | 5.5% |
| Shoplifting | 19 | 5.0% |
| Other theft | 12 | 3.1% |
| Burglary | 11 | 2.9% |
| Other crime | 8 | 2.1% |
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 DL5
Based on 313 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DL5 is £138,000, down 2.8% on the previous year (£142,000).
Detached
£255,000
92 sales
Semi-detached
£145,000
82 sales
Terraced
£90,000
129 sales
Flat / maisonette
£67,000
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in DL5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £149,950 | Semi-detached | The Pasture | DL5 4BF |
| 18 May 2026 | £200,000 | Detached | Stag Lane | DL5 4ST |
| 18 May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Malvern Way | DL5 7PR |
| 18 May 2026 | £148,000 | Terraced | Hardinge Road | DL5 4JJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £218,000 | Detached | Temple Way | DL5 7QH |
| 14 May 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced | Beechfield | DL5 7AZ |
| 11 May 2026 | £80,000 | Terraced | Rowan Place | DL5 7BB |
| 8 May 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Hareson Road | DL5 7QT |
| 8 May 2026 | £218,000 | Detached | Foxglove Close | DL5 4PF |
| 8 May 2026 | £77,000 | Semi-detached | Lightfoot Road | DL5 4EP |
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 DL5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodham Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,071 | DL5 4AX |
| Greenfield Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 566 | DL5 7LF |
| Sugar Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 448 | DL5 5NU |
| Vane Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 427 | DL5 5RH |
| UTC South Durham | Secondary | 14–19 | 421 | DL5 6AP |
| Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 285 | DL5 7DD |
| Heighington Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 248 | DL5 6PH |
| Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 222 | DL5 4EX |
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 DL5
184 rated food businesses operate in DL5. 139 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 124 Recovery Company, 3M UK PLC / Baxter Storey, A Squadron 201 Field Hospital, Agnew Community Centre, Akari Care Ltd - Aycliffe Care Home.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DL5
From a sample of 201 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 DL5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
43%
Band D
37%
Band E
15%
Band F
2%
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 DL5 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.