DL15 8BD
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Property report — DL15 8BD
Open-data due diligence for DL15 8BD and the area around it.
DL15 8BD in brief: 16 recorded sales (£20,510–£150,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL15 8BD itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DL15 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£127,691
Population
13,979
Crimes recorded
29
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
69%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DL15 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (11 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-28 | £150,000 | 2 ENGINEMANS TERRACE | Terraced |
| 2024-12-20 | £135,000 | 3 ENGINEMANS TERRACE | Terraced |
| 2021-10-25 | £120,000 | 4 ENGINEMANS TERRACE | Terraced |
| 2019-02-04 | £83,000 | 10 ENGINEMANS TERRACE | Terraced |
| 2018-06-19 | £90,000 | 3 ENGINEMANS TERRACE | Terraced |
| 2015-12-10 | £80,000 | 6 ENGINEMANS TERRACE | Terraced |
| 2010-11-19 | £100,000 | 5 ENGINEMANS TERRACE | Terraced |
| 2008-06-12 | £118,000 | 5 ENGINEMANS TERRACE | Terraced |
| 2007-04-05 | £122,950 | 7 ENGINEMANS TERRACE | Terraced |
| 2005-09-23 | £65,016 | 2 ENGINEMANS TERRACE | Terraced |
| 2002-06-28 | £20,510 | 11 ENGINEMANS TERRACE | Terraced |
| 2002-04-19 | £41,000 | 5 ENGINEMANS TERRACE | Terraced |
| 2001-09-21 | £46,950 | 6 ENGINEMANS TERRACE | Terraced |
| 1998-10-09 | £38,000 | 15 ENGINEMANS TERRACE | Terraced |
| 1998-07-03 | £34,000 | 9 ENGINEMANS TERRACE | Terraced |
| 1997-12-01 | £60,000 | 12 - 13 ENGINEMANS TERRACE | Terraced |
16 recorded sales on DL15 8BD. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howden-le-Wear Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Witton-le-Wear Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park | 1.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Hunwick Primary School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Crook Primary School | 2.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Escomb Primary School | 2.1 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: NORTH HOUSE SURGERY (2.4 mi) · WILLINGTON MEDICAL GROUP (2.8 mi) · BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE (3.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: AUCKLAND PARK HOSPITAL (3.2 mi) · BISHOP AUCKLAND HOSPITAL (3.3 mi) · BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL (3.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: OUTBUILDINGS TO NORTH WEST OF BEECHBURN GRANGE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · BEECHBURN GRANGE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · Howden-le-Wear War Memorial (Grade II) (0.9 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CLEMITSONS LTD (2.3 mi) · BOOTS (2.3 mi) · CROOK PHARMACY (2.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Bishop Auckland West (3.1 mi) · Bishop Auckland (3.2 mi) · Shildon (5.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (2.1 mi) · Aldi (2.2 mi) · Heron Foods (2.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 33%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 6,370
Owned 65% · Social rent 19% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DL15 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DL15 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 36/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DL15 8BD in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictDL15 | SectorDL15 8 | PostcodeDL15 8BD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £124,982 | £127,691 | £81,527 |
| Population | 28,505 | 13,979 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 253 | 29 | — |
| Schools | 13 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 79% | 69% | 94% |
| Superfast broadband | 92% | 90% | 94% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DL15 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.