Postcode DL14 6LZ (County Durham)

Map showing DL14 6LZ and nearby postcodes

The postcode DL14 6LZ is located in County Durham It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. DL14 6LZ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

DL14 6LZ is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.4 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of DL14 6LZ as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to DL14 6LZ is Carlisle Grove which is centered 14 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Warwick Road school and is 101 m away. The closest railway station is Bishop Auckland West Weardale Rail Station, 456 m away.

The closest primary school to DL14 6LZ (for ages 11 and under) is St Anne's CofE Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 1, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College. The last OFSTED inspection on January 30, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of DL14 6LZ is Bishop Auckland Hospital Social Club and is 228 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on July 16, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Hong Kong House and is 564 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 19, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 133.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for DL14 6LZ is covered by the Durham police force association and County Durham is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to DL14 6LZ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to DL14 6LZ, and the approximate distance away.

Carlisle Grove 14 m
Compton Grove 34 m
Berkeley Grove 36 m
Dudley Grove 79 m
Brancepeth Grove 83 m
Warwick Road 84 m
Belvoir Grove 114 m
Granville Road 145 m
Langley Grove 150 m
Balmoral Grove 174 m
Deerness Road 179 m
Lambton Drive 188 m
Bamburgh Avenue 219 m
Arundel Close 219 m
Alnwick Close 235 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode DL14 6LZ

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from DL14 6LZ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Anne's CofE Primary School Good
(February 1, 2019)
163 m
Evergreen Primary School Good
(September 12, 2017)
163 m
Bishop Barrington Academy 359 m
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College Good
(January 30, 2019)
517 m
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland 565 m
Bishop Auckland College Good
(November 19, 2021)
734 m
Cockton Hill Junior School Good
(April 27, 2017)
775 m
Cockton Hill Infant School Good
(December 5, 2019)
775 m
Etherley Lane Primary School Good
(January 22, 2020)
799 m
Woodhouse Community Primary School Good
(November 20, 2019)
1.15 km
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland Good
(March 29, 2017)
1.22 km
St Andrew's Primary School Good
(October 3, 2019)
1.3 km
Escomb Primary School Good
(February 8, 2017)
1.79 km
Prince Bishops Community Primary School Outstanding
(June 14, 2011)
2.49 km
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Good
(October 18, 2018)
2.55 km
Thornhill Primary School Outstanding
(June 24, 2008)
3.1 km
St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park 3.34 km
Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery Good
(May 2, 2018)
3.49 km
Copeland Road Primary School Good
(February 6, 2019)
3.8 km
St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon Outstanding
(March 27, 2008)
3.9 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from DL14 6LZ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Evergreen School 7034 School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 8, 2019
163 m
St Annes C of E Primary School 3123 School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 26, 2019
163 m
Bishop Auckland Hospital Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
July 16, 2018
228 m
Pollards Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 22, 2020
275 m
Butterwick Hospice Care Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 31, 2020
410 m
Family Action: Active Families Distributors/Transporters Exempt
June 9, 2021
410 m
Auckland Park Hospital Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 21, 2019
421 m
Bishop Auckland Baptist Church Other catering premises 4
Good
November 3, 2021
421 m
Bishop Barrington School 4162 School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 15, 2018
517 m
St Johns Catholic School and Sixth Form Centre 4681 School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 29, 2021
517 m
Thornfield Grange Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 27, 2019
542 m
Hong Kong House Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 19, 2019
564 m
St Wilfred's RCVA Primary School 3462 School/college/university Awaiting Inspection
565 m
Akshaya Food and Wine Limited Retailers - other 2
Needs Improvement
May 27, 2021
574 m
Bishop Oriental Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
575 m
Bishop Auckland General Hospital Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 21, 2019
585 m
Royal Voluntary Service Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 1, 2019
585 m
CFC Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
November 10, 2021
600 m
Cockton Hill WMC Pub/bar/nightclub 2
Needs Improvement
April 17, 2019
600 m
Franco's Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
February 12, 2020
600 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to DL14 6LZ - Data from Apr 2022

Warwick Road school Bus Stop/Station 101 m
Warwick Rd - Berkeley Gr Bus Stop/Station 121 m
Warwick Road school Bus Stop/Station 123 m
Pollards Inn Bus Stop/Station 232 m
Dene Hall Drive Bus Stop/Station 248 m
Bishop Auckland West Weardale Rail Station Rail 456 m
Bishop Auckland Rail Station Rail 689 m
Shildon Rail Station Rail 4.51 km
Durham Tees Valley Airport Air 22.77 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to DL14 6LZ - Data from Dec 2021

Primrose Hill Hill Or Mountain 644 m
Brack's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.63 km
Sewell's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2 km
Shawbrow Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.05 km
Binchester Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.52 km
Hazel Bank Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.53 km
Canney Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.58 km
Gurney Valley Valley 3.19 km
Pixley Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.25 km
Bellburn Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.3 km
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.39 km
Rookery Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.59 km
Gravel Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.59 km
Deborah Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.69 km
Brusselton Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.72 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for DL14 6LZ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 80.3 Mbps 133.2 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 15.5 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 67.8 11.4
300+ Mbps 100% 460 36

Gas Consumption

6 meters consuming 96,283 kWh - mean 16,047 kWh : median 16,076 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

6 meters consuming 29,003 kWh - mean 4,834 kWh : median 4,105 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for DL14 6LZ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 54.65432500
Longitude -1.68722300
OS Easting 420278
OS Northing 0528848
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
28337
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Durham

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Electoral Ward Bishop Auckland Town
Local Authority District County Durham
Region / Government Office Region North East
European Electoral Region North East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: North East
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council County Durham

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000047
Travel To Work Area Durham and Bishop Auckland

NHS

NHS England Region North East and Yorkshire
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
County Durham
Cancer Alliance Northern
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North East
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cumbria and North East
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS County Durham CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Semi-detached ageing
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Bishop Auckland BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bishop Auckland BUASD
Workplace Zone E33002013
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
County Durham 056
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
County Durham 056A
Output Area / Small Area 6B3