Postcode DL14 6PU (County Durham)

Map showing DL14 6PU and nearby postcodes

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

DL14 6PU is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0 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 6PU as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to DL14 6PU is Scott Road which is centered 16 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Proudfoot Drive - Shops and is 91 m away. The closest railway station is Bishop Auckland West Weardale Rail Station, 1.24 km away.

The closest primary school to DL14 6PU (for ages 11 and under) is Woodhouse Community Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 20, 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 6PU is The Manor and is 516 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on July 19, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Milanos Pizza and is 75 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Major Improvement on February 2, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 104.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.6 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 2.1 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for DL14 6PU 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 6PU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Scott Road 16 m
Ford Way 54 m
Aclet Close 76 m
Proudfoot Drive 95 m
Cosgrove Avenue 128 m
Abbey Road 149 m
Brooklands 183 m
St Mary's Close 184 m
Crawford Close 185 m
Birch Avenue 185 m
Farm Close 196 m
Lime Grove 207 m
Douthwaite Road 250 m
Watling Road 255 m
Waine Crescent 268 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode DL14 6PU

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 6PU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Woodhouse Community Primary School Good
(November 20, 2019)
428 m
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland 434 m
Bishop Barrington Academy 750 m
St Anne's CofE Primary School Good
(February 1, 2019)
787 m
Evergreen Primary School Good
(September 12, 2017)
787 m
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College Good
(January 30, 2019)
922 m
Cockton Hill Junior School Good
(April 27, 2017)
929 m
Cockton Hill Infant School Good
(December 5, 2019)
929 m
Bishop Auckland College Good
(November 19, 2021)
961 m
St Andrew's Primary School Good
(October 3, 2019)
1.14 km
Etherley Lane Primary School Good
(January 22, 2020)
1.64 km
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland Good
(March 29, 2017)
1.77 km
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Good
(October 18, 2018)
2.07 km
Prince Bishops Community Primary School Outstanding
(June 14, 2011)
2.21 km
Thornhill Primary School Outstanding
(June 24, 2008)
2.36 km
Escomb Primary School Good
(February 8, 2017)
2.42 km
Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery Good
(May 2, 2018)
3.03 km
Timothy Hackworth Primary School Good
(September 27, 2017)
3.07 km
St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon Outstanding
(March 27, 2008)
3.21 km
Copeland Road Primary School Good
(February 6, 2019)
3.36 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Late Shopper Retailers - other 4
Good
September 4, 2018
75 m
Milanos Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
February 2, 2022
75 m
The Hut Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
August 27, 2020
75 m
Woodhouse Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
75 m
Woodhouse Close Church Community Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 7, 2019
75 m
Aclet Close Nursery School 1018 Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 18, 2018
81 m
Auckland Youth & Community Centre Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 10, 2022
248 m
Aldi Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 28, 2020
414 m
Iceland Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
July 11, 2018
414 m
The You Can Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 20, 2012
428 m
Woodhouse Community Primary School 3523 School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 12, 2018
428 m
St Wilfred's RCVA Primary School 3462 School/college/university Awaiting Inspection
434 m
Homebase Retailers - other Exempt
November 2, 2021
451 m
One Gym Retailers - other Exempt
August 26, 2016
451 m
Durham Alliance for Community Care Other catering premises 4
Good
September 3, 2021
516 m
The Manor Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
July 19, 2019
516 m
Butterwick Hospice Care Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 31, 2020
536 m
Family Action: Active Families Distributors/Transporters Exempt
June 9, 2021
536 m
Poundstretcher Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 3, 2019
564 m
Premier - Cockton Hill Convenience Store Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
November 18, 2020
585 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Proudfoot Drive - Shops Bus Stop/Station 91 m
Abbey Road Bus Stop/Station 119 m
Abbey Road Bus Stop/Station 125 m
Proudfoot Dr - Walker Dr Bus Stop/Station 204 m
Proudfoot Dr - Walker Dr Bus Stop/Station 246 m
Bishop Auckland West Weardale Rail Station Rail 1.24 km
Bishop Auckland Rail Station Rail 1.3 km
Shildon Rail Station Rail 3.75 km
Durham Tees Valley Airport Air 21.97 km

Nearby Nature

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

Shawbrow Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.24 km
Primrose Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.5 km
Brack's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.96 km
Sewell's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.45 km
Brusselton Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.81 km
Canney Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.82 km
Gurney Valley Valley 2.97 km
Hazel Bank Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.23 km
Binchester Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.34 km
Deborah Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.6 km
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.86 km
Bellburn Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.09 km
Rookery Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.1 km
Pixley Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.17 km
Howlish Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.31 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 66.7 Mbps 104.2 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 16.6 Mbps 15.6 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 10 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 26 5
30-300 Mbps 0% 70 14.3
300+ Mbps 100% 504.3 37

Gas Consumption

43 meters consuming 582,193 kWh - mean 13,539 kWh : median 12,935 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

43 meters consuming 135,532 kWh - mean 3,152 kWh : median 2,560 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for DL14 6PU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 54.64607500
Longitude -1.68375300
OS Easting 420506
OS Northing 0527931
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
150
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Durham

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Electoral Ward Woodhouse Close
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Young hard-pressed families
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 E33002023
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
County Durham 058
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
County Durham 058E
Output Area / Small Area 8D1