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DL5 6ND

In County Durham · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices
Flood risk
None identified
Rivers & sea · surface water none identified
Crime
194
Incidents · Neighbourhood · 12 months
Median price
£225,000
Sold prices · DL5 6ND only · 12 months
Area overview

The median sold price for the postcode DL5 6ND is around £225,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 194 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around DL5 6ND (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.

Based on official dataUpdated 2026-08

Flood risk

Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.

Rivers & sea
None identified
Surface water
None identified
Flood risk is shown at area level and is indicative only. Always check the Environment Agency's official record and a surveyor before buying.
EA release · 2026-06Full flood detail →

House prices

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.

Aug 21Aug 26

Range £151,000 – £575,000

Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.

Median sale price
£225,000
DL5 6ND only · 12 months
Sales
3
DL5 6ND only · 12 months

By property type

Median sold price by type across DL5 6, last 24 months.

  • Detached£290,000(77 sales)
  • Semi-detached£225,000(24 sales)
  • Terraced£165,000(19 sales)
  • FlatToo few sales(3 sales)

Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.

DL5 6ND median £225,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £125,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).

Land Registry release · 2026-08

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.

Incidents
194
Neighbourhood · 12 months
Most common type
Violence and sexual offences

How it compares

  • Crime: 1.3× the typical County Durham neighbourhood
  • Crime: 1.8× 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.

Police.uk release · 2026-08

Broadband coverage

Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 0% of premises in DL5 6ND, 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%).

Gigabit-capable
0%
Superfast 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Below the USO
0%

Ofcom lists no gigabit-capable network at this postcode, although 81.9% of premises across County Durham have one. Ofcom data can lag recent upgrades, and neighbouring postcodes can differ.

Coverage compared: % of premises, July 2025
Type of broadbandThis postcodeCounty DurhamEnglandUK
Full fibrefibre all the way to the premisesn/a80.6%77.9%77.5%
Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available0%81.9%86.7%85.9%
Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available100%97.7%97.7%97.5%
Below the USOno decent connection available0%0.11%0.1%0.14%
This is coverage — what networks can reach premises — not the speed any one home gets. Postcode figures cover every premises in the postcode. Ofcom does not publish full fibre per postcode, so that figure is for the whole council area. "Below the USO" means a premises cannot get a decent connection (10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload) from a fixed line or fixed wireless network.

Deprivation

This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 74% of neighbourhoods in England.

Compared with County Durham: more deprived than 52% of its 330 neighbourhoods.

Selected measures

Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.

  • Income3of 10
  • Employment2of 10
  • Crime9of 10
  • Living environment8of 10
A relative ranking of small areas (LSOAs, roughly 1,500 residents each) on income, employment, health, education, crime, housing and environment. It describes the area as a whole, not any household or home. The ranking covers England only; Welsh postcodes use the separate Welsh index.
Neighbourhood E01020826 · published October 2025Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Council tax

Most homes here are Band A (45%). 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 740 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.

  • Band A45%
  • Band B23%
  • Band C18%
  • Band D7%
  • Band E5%
  • Band F3%
  • Band G–
  • Band H0%
Bands are for the neighbourhood (LSOA, roughly 1,500 residents), not one street or home. The Valuation Office Agency rounds counts to the nearest 10 and does not publish very small counts (shown as –). Charges are council-wide averages including parish and adult social care precepts; a home’s bill depends on its band, its parish and any discounts.

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

  1. Academy converter · ages 3–11 · 179 pupils
    No Ofsted inspection published yet
  2. Sugar Hill Primary School1.2 miles (2.0 km)
    Community school · ages 3–11 · 448 pupils
    Ofsted, February 2025: no overall grade given
    • Quality of education Good
    • Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
    • Personal development Outstanding
    • Leadership and management Outstanding
    Ofsted reports for Sugar Hill Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
  3. Vane Road Primary School1.5 miles (2.4 km)
    Academy converter · ages 3–11 · 427 pupils
    Ofsted report card, May 2026
    • Inclusion Expected standard
    • Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
    • Achievement Expected standard
    • Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
    • Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
    • Early years Expected standard
    • Leadership and governance Expected standard
    • Safeguarding Met
    Ofsted reports for Vane Road Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗

Nearest secondary schools

  1. UTC South Durham0.8 miles (1.3 km)
    University technical college · ages 14–19 · 421 pupils
  2. Woodham Academy1.8 miles (2.9 km)
    Academy converter · ages 11–16 · 1,071 pupils
    Ofsted ungraded inspection, April 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Woodham Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
  3. Greenfield Academy2.1 miles (3.4 km)
    Academy converter · ages 11–16 · 566 pupils
    Ofsted, September 2019: Requires improvement (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for Greenfield Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, not walking or driving routes. Living near a school does not mean you are in its catchment area, so check admissions with the council. Ofsted stopped giving a single overall grade in September 2024, and inspections from November 2025 give a report card with a grade for each area. We show what Ofsted published for each school's latest inspection.
School list 12 October 2026 · Ofsted data to 31 August 2026Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools, Ofsted management information. Open Government Licence.

Public transport

The nearest station to DL5 6ND is Heighington Rail Station, 1.0 mile (1.5 km) away in a straight line. There are 2 bus stops within 500 m.

Nearest station
1.0 mile (1.5 km)
Bus stops within 500 m
2

Nearest stations

  1. Heighington Rail Station
    National Rail · Aycliffe Industrial Estate
    1.0 mile (1.5 km)
  2. Newton Aycliffe Rail Station
    National Rail · Newton Aycliffe
    1.5 miles (2.4 km)
  3. Shildon Rail Station
    National Rail · Shildon
    3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, so the walk will be longer. This shows where stations and stops are, not how often services run. Bus stops are active on-street stops.

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.

October 2026saved snapshot
Postcode median recorded at £225,000 · Crime: 194 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
August 2026saved snapshot
Saved median moved from £260,000 to £261,250 · Crime: 197 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
July 2026saved snapshot
Sector median recorded at £260,000 · Crime: 181 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
June 2026reconstructed
Sector median £261,250 · Crime: 197 incidents in the 12 months to June 2026
May 2026reconstructed
Sector median £261,250 · Crime: 181 incidents in the 12 months to May 2026
April 2026reconstructed
Sector median £259,750 · Crime: 174 incidents in the 12 months to April 2026
Show the full history (18 more months)
March 2026reconstructed
Sector median £259,750 · Crime: 176 incidents in the 12 months to March 2026
February 2026reconstructed
Sector median £259,500 · Crime: 184 incidents in the 12 months to February 2026
January 2026reconstructed
Sector median £260,000 · Crime: 185 incidents in the 12 months to January 2026
December 2025reconstructed
Sector median £255,000 · Crime: 188 incidents in the 12 months to December 2025
November 2025reconstructed
Sector median £252,500 · Crime: 188 incidents in the 12 months to November 2025
October 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000 · Crime: 183 incidents in the 12 months to October 2025
September 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000 · Crime: 187 incidents in the 12 months to September 2025
August 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000 · Crime: 191 incidents in the 12 months to August 2025
July 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000 · Crime: 193 incidents in the 12 months to July 2025
June 2025reconstructed
Sector median £247,000 · Crime: 182 incidents in the 12 months to June 2025
May 2025reconstructed
Sector median £248,500 · Crime: 202 incidents in the 12 months to May 2025
April 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000 · Crime: 209 incidents in the 12 months to April 2025
March 2025reconstructed
Sector median £248,500 · Crime: 211 incidents in the 12 months to March 2025
February 2025reconstructed
Sector median £245,000 · Crime: 210 incidents in the 12 months to February 2025
January 2025reconstructed
Sector median £240,000 · Crime: 210 incidents in the 12 months to January 2025
December 2024reconstructed
Sector median £240,000 · Crime: 209 incidents in the 12 months to December 2024
November 2024reconstructed
Sector median £240,000 · Crime: 221 incidents in the 12 months to November 2024
October 2024reconstructed
Sector median £240,000 · Crime: 221 incidents in the 12 months to October 2024

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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