DL14 9QY
The median sold price for the postcode DL14 9QY is around £29,000, from 6 sales over the last 12 months. 122 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around DL14 9QY (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £50,000 – £152,500
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across DL14 9, last 24 months.
- Terraced£70,000(135 sales)
- Semi-detached£120,000(83 sales)
- Detached£175,000(47 sales)
- Flat£41,475(12 sales)
DL14 9QY median £29,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £125,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 18% below the typical County Durham neighbourhood
- Crime: about the same as the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in County Durham and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 87% of premises in DL14 9QY, compared with 81.9% across County Durham and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 80.6% of premises across County Durham (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | County Durham | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 80.6% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 87% | 81.9% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.11% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 94% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with County Durham: more deprived than 91% of its 330 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income2of 10
- Employment1of 10
- Crime2of 10
- Living environment4of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (81%). Average Band D in Durham is £2,622.15 for 2026/27.
That is 10% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band A in Durham: £1,748.10 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 530 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A81%
- Band B8%
- Band C8%
- Band D2%
- Band E–
- Band F–
- Band G–
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Evenwood Church of England Primary School0.1 miles (200 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2024: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Evenwood Church of England Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Ramshaw Primary School0.5 miles (830 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, May 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Ramshaw Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Copeland Road Primary School1.5 miles (2.4 km)Ofsted, September 2024: no overall grade given (inspection of the school it replaced)
- Quality of education Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Requires improvement
Nearest secondary schools
- St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College3.5 miles (5.7 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, May 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Staindrop Academy3.6 miles (5.7 km)Ofsted, October 2021: GoodOfsted reports for Staindrop Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Bishop Barrington Academy3.6 miles (5.8 km)Ofsted, June 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Bishop Barrington Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to DL14 9QY is Bishop Auckland West Station, 4.1 miles (6.6 km) away in a straight line. There are 14 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 4.1 miles (6.6 km)Bishop Auckland West Station
- 4.2 miles (6.8 km)Bishop Auckland Rail Station
- 5.0 miles (8.1 km)Shildon Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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