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DL14 9AB · County Durham · North East

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for DL14 9AB.

Tue · 15 Sep
17°high
Clear13° low
Wed17°11° lowCloudy16 Sep
Today16°11° lowLight showers17 Sep
Tomorrow16°11° lowLight rain18 Sep
Sat18°12° lowPartly cloudy19 Sep
Sun16°10° lowCloudy20 Sep
Mon20°13° lowPartly cloudy21 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+7.0%County Durham · Jun 2026⌂Recent planning4 stored applicationsStored results; complete coverage is not confirmed↔Nearest train stationBishop Auckland West Station1.3 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population1,943Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around County Durham

DL14 9AB is in the County Durham local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Bishop Auckland West Station, about 1.3 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

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HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£129,100DL14 postcode district

15 Sep 2025 – 27 Jul 2026

394 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£138,148County Durham

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+7.0%County Durham

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

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Use sold-price median: £129,100 Use area average: £138,148
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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⌂Units 9, 10 And 10A Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9TTUnits 9, 10 and 10A at Abraham Retail Park are proposed to be demolished.Awaiting decision›⌂Tesco Extra Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9ABPrior notification of the installation of Photovoltaic Panels under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.Awaiting decision›⌂39 Fairfield Court Bishop Auckland DL14 9TG1m high railing in front gardenApproved BNG Not Required4 Aug 2026›⌂Land To South Of Units 19-20 Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland DL14 9TTDischarge of Condition 5 (Coal Declaration) pursuant to planning application DM/26/00242/VOC for an EV Charging StationApproved15 May 2026›
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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in County Durham.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Aclet Close Nursery SchoolNursery0.7 mi
  2. Oakley Cross Primary School and NurseryPrimary · Ages 2–111.2 mi
  3. Cockton Hill Junior SchoolPrimary · Ages 7–111.2 mi
  4. Cockton Hill Infant SchoolPrimary · Ages 2–71.2 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,943 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding DL14 9AB—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 22.7%16–64 · 63.2%65+ · 14.1%
What area does this cover?

County Durham 057F (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime267

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 68Anti-social behaviour · 57Shoplifting · 41
Employment4.2%

Unemployment estimate for County Durham · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Bishop Auckland.

Local councilCounty DurhamLocal authority for DL14 9AB
Latest general election · 2024Labour42.1% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour42.1% of votes57.1% turnout
2019Conservative53.0% of votes69.9% turnout
2017Labour48.1% of votes64.0% turnout
2015Labour41.4% of votes59.6% turnout
2010Labour39.0% of votes60.2% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadA1(M)6.7 miles
Clean air & driving chargesNo local clean-air or driving-charge zone identifiedCheck official rules before travelling.
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Teesside International Airport

About 14.1 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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Bus and tram stops nearby

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Public transport nearby
NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
His Majesty's Prison Durham10.5 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Windlestone Hall3.6 mi
  2. Whitworth Hall4.9 mi
  3. Thrislington7.7 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Pennine Way15.2 mi
  2. Coast To Coast16.2 mi
  3. Hadrian's Wall Path22.2 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around DL14 9AB.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around DL14 9AB
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
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O2
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Vodafone
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 15 Sep 2026, 16:07
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 27 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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