DL4 1LU
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Property report — DL4 1LU
Open-data due diligence for DL4 1LU and the area around it.
DL4 1LU in brief: 20 recorded sales (£20,000–£170,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL4 1LU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DL4 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£70,946
Population
7,721
Crimes recorded
75
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
82%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DL4 1, 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 (25 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-23 | £50,000 | 38 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2025-12-04 | £90,000 | 28 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2024-12-13 | £170,000 | 50 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2024-01-26 | £130,000 | 48 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2021-09-30 | £92,000 | 10 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2017-03-21 | £79,000 | 32 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2016-10-21 | £65,000 | 40 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2016-09-26 | £64,995 | 14 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2016-04-15 | £60,000 | 24 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2015-03-30 | £55,000 | 32 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-08-15 | £64,000 | 8 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2012-05-04 | £95,000 | 48 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2008-02-28 | £80,000 | 10 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-08-22 | £86,000 | 18 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-06-27 | £53,500 | 6 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-07-07 | £38,000 | 26 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-11-16 | £40,500 | 30 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-11-12 | £45,500 | 48 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-06-26 | £20,000 | 30 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-03-31 | £37,000 | 12 ST JOHNS ROAD | Terraced |
20 recorded sales on DL4 1LU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Hackworth Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Thornhill Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| Prince Bishops Community Primary School | 1.4 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| St Andrew's Academy | 1.8 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Greenfield Academy | 1.8 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2019) |
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: HALLGARTH SURGERY (0.4 mi) · AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP (1.9 mi) · STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE (2.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: AUCKLAND PARK HOSPITAL (2.3 mi) · BISHOP AUCKLAND HOSPITAL (2.3 mi) · BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL (2.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Soho Cottages (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · SUDBURY HOUSE (FORMER CHAPEL) (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · SUDBURY HOUSE (FORMER MANSE) (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: HANCOCK & AINSLEY LTD (0.3 mi) · NET PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · WELL (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Shildon (0.4 mi) · Bishop Auckland (2.4 mi) · Newton Aycliffe (2.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Shildon Stores (0.3 mi) · Co-op Food (0.5 mi) · Aldi (1.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 48
- One-person households
- 41%
- Households with children
- 21%
- Households
- 3,709
Owned 61% · Social rent 16% · Private rent 22%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DL4 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DL4 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 78/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DL4 1LU 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 | DistrictDL4 | SectorDL4 1 | PostcodeDL4 1LU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £70,830 | £70,946 | £70,775 |
| Population | 16,139 | 7,721 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 2/10 | 1/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 158 | 75 | — |
| Schools | 3 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 84% | 82% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 96% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DL4 1); 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 2 July 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.