Bowburn
Bowburn is covered by postcode district DH6. It is in the County Durham council area, England.
Every postcode in Bowburn, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 7
- In use before 2020: 93
Of the 100 postcodes in Bowburn that ONS places, 7 are new since 2020 and 93 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 54.7381, longitude -1.5249. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Bowburn?
Homes sold for a typical £144,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.6% on the 12 months before. At 91 of the 96 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 100 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Durham, 5.9 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Bowburn?
Homes in Bowburn sold for a typical £144,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 64 sales, down 4.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £233,500 10 sales
- Semi-detached £152,500 32 sales
- Terraced £97,750 22 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole DH6 district, Bowburn's main postcode district: a typical £130,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Bowburn: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Bowburn?
7 of the 100 postcodes now in use in Bowburn came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 3 of the 108 homes sold in Bowburn were newly built (3%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DH6 district, 12%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Bowburn | Across the DH6 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 64 (0%) | 11 of 429 (3%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 3 of 108 (3%) | 73 of 619 (12%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Bowburn?
Ofcom reports on 96 of the 100 postcodes in Bowburn. At 91 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Bowburn at risk of flooding?
None of the 100 postcodes in Bowburn is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Bowburn?
The open schools at the postcodes in Bowburn. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Bowburn?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Bowburn is Durham Rail Station, 5.9 km away in a straight line.
- Durham Rail Station Railway station 5.9 kmDrive
- Bishop Auckland Rail Station Railway station 13.3 kmDrive
- Chester-le-Street Rail Station Railway station 13.4 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Bowburn?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Bowburn. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Bowburn Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 0191 377 2495 250 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Bowburn safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 696 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Bowburn over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 55 September 2025
- 53 October 2025
- 45 November 2025
- 49 December 2025
- 47 January 2026
- 47 February 2026
- 49 March 2026
- 76 April 2026
- 83 May 2026
- 83 June 2026
- 72 July 2026
- 37 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: vehicle crime 10, drugs 9, possession of weapons 5, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Bowburn?
- Council
- County Durham
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (99) and City of Durham (1)
- Police force area
- Durham
- Region
- North East
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Bowburn
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell County Durham about council tax Council tax, on durham.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Bowburn
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Bowburn postcodes
100 postcodes in use in Bowburn, by district:
That district is in the DH postcode area.
Check a Bowburn postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Bowburn
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Bowburn's £144,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Bowburn
- What is it like to live in Bowburn?
- Homes sold for a typical £144,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.6% on the 12 months before. At 91 of the 96 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 100 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Durham, 5.9 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Bowburn?
- Bowburn is covered by postcode district DH6, across 100 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Bowburn in?
- Bowburn is in the County Durham council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Bowburn?
- Homes in Bowburn sold for a typical £144,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 64 sales, down 4.6% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Bowburn?
- In Bowburn, primary schools at its postcodes include Bowburn Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Strawberry Lane. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Bowburn have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Bowburn is Durham, 5.9 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Bowburn?
- Ofcom reports on 96 of the 100 postcodes in Bowburn. At 91 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Bowburn at risk of flooding?
- None of the 100 postcodes in Bowburn is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Bowburn?
- 7 of the 100 postcodes now in use in Bowburn came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 3 of the 108 homes sold in Bowburn were newly built (3%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DH6 district, 12%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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