Shildon

Shildon is covered by postcode district DL4. It is in the County Durham council area, England.

Typical price £80,000 Homes sold in Shildon, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Gigabit broadband 261 of 290 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 10 of 290 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 61 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 3 3 primary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Shildon, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Shildon, by flood risk Of the 290 postcodes in Shildon that ONS places, 8 have a home or business at high risk, 2 are at medium risk at worst and 280 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Shildon. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A6072 DL4 1AA: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AD: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AF: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AG: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AH: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AJ: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AL: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AN: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AP: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AQ: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AR: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AS: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AT: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AU: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AW: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AX: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AY: not on the flood risk listDL4 1AZ: not on the flood risk listDL4 1BA: not on the flood risk listDL4 1BB: not on the flood risk listDL4 1BD: not on the flood risk listDL4 1BE: not on the flood risk listDL4 1BG: not on the flood risk listDL4 1BH: not on the flood risk listDL4 1BJ: not on the flood risk listDL4 1BL: not on the flood risk listDL4 1BN: not on the flood risk listDL4 1BP: not on the flood risk listDL4 1BQ: not on the flood risk listDL4 1BW: not on the flood risk listDL4 1DA: not on the flood risk listDL4 1DB: not on the flood risk listDL4 1DD: not on the flood risk listDL4 1DE: not on the flood risk listDL4 1DG: not on the flood risk listDL4 1DH: not on the flood risk listDL4 1DL: not on the flood risk listDL4 1DN: not on the flood risk listDL4 1DR: not on the flood risk listDL4 1DS: not on the flood risk listDL4 1DT: not on the flood risk listDL4 1DU: not on the flood risk listDL4 1DX: not on the flood risk listDL4 1DY: not on the flood risk listDL4 1EB: not on the flood risk listDL4 1EE: not on the flood risk listDL4 1EF: not on the flood risk listDL4 1EH: not on the flood risk listDL4 1EL: not on the flood risk listDL4 1EP: not on the flood risk listDL4 1EQ: not on the flood risk listDL4 1ER: not on the flood risk listDL4 1ES: not on the flood risk listDL4 1ET: not on the flood risk listDL4 1EU: not on the flood risk listDL4 1EW: not on the flood risk listDL4 1EX: not on the flood risk listDL4 1EY: not on the flood risk listDL4 1EZ: not on the flood risk listDL4 1FB: not on the flood risk listDL4 1FD: not on the flood risk listDL4 1FL: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HA: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HB: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HE: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HF: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HG: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HH: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HL: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HN: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HP: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HQ: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HR: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HS: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HT: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HU: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HW: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HX: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HY: not on the flood risk listDL4 1HZ: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JA: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JB: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JD: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JE: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JF: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JG: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JH: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JJ: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JL: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JN: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JP: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JQ: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JR: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JS: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JT: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JU: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JW: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JX: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JY: not on the flood risk listDL4 1JZ: not on the flood risk listDL4 1LB: not on the flood risk listDL4 1LD: not on the flood risk listDL4 1LE: not on the flood risk listDL4 1LH: not on the flood risk listDL4 1LL: not on the flood risk listDL4 1LN: not on the flood risk listDL4 1LR: not on the flood risk listDL4 1LS: not on the flood risk listDL4 1LT: not on the flood risk listDL4 1LU: not on the flood risk listDL4 1LW: not on the flood risk listDL4 1LX: not on the flood risk listDL4 1LY: not on the flood risk listDL4 1NA: not on the flood risk listDL4 1NB: not on the flood risk listDL4 1ND: not on the flood risk listDL4 1NE: not on the flood risk listDL4 1NF: not on the flood risk listDL4 1NG: not on the flood risk listDL4 1NH: not on the flood risk listDL4 1NQ: not on the flood risk listDL4 1NT: not on the flood risk listDL4 1NW: not on the flood risk listDL4 1NX: not on the flood risk listDL4 1PA: not on the flood risk listDL4 1PD: not on the flood risk listDL4 1PF: not on the flood risk listDL4 1PL: not on the flood risk listDL4 1PN: not on the flood risk listDL4 1PX: not on the flood risk listDL4 1PY: not on the flood risk listDL4 1QB: not on the flood risk listDL4 1QP: not on the flood risk listDL4 1RB: not on the flood risk listDL4 1RD: not on the flood risk listDL4 1RH: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AA: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AB: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AD: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AE: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AF: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AG: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AH: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AJ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AL: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AN: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AP: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AQ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AR: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AS: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AT: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AU: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AW: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AX: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AY: not on the flood risk listDL4 2AZ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2BA: not on the flood risk listDL4 2BB: not on the flood risk listDL4 2BD: not on the flood risk listDL4 2BE: not on the flood risk listDL4 2BF: not on the flood risk listDL4 2BG: not on the flood risk listDL4 2BH: not on the flood risk listDL4 2BJ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2BL: not on the flood risk listDL4 2BN: not on the flood risk listDL4 2BP: not on the flood risk listDL4 2BQ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2BT: not on the flood risk listDL4 2BW: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DA: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DB: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DD: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DE: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DF: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DG: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DH: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DJ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DL: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DN: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DP: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DQ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DR: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DS: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DT: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DU: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DW: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DX: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DY: not on the flood risk listDL4 2DZ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2EE: not on the flood risk listDL4 2EF: not on the flood risk listDL4 2EG: not on the flood risk listDL4 2EH: not on the flood risk listDL4 2EJ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2EL: not on the flood risk listDL4 2EN: not on the flood risk listDL4 2EP: not on the flood risk listDL4 2EQ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2ER: not on the flood risk listDL4 2ES: not on the flood risk listDL4 2ET: not on the flood risk listDL4 2EU: not on the flood risk listDL4 2EW: not on the flood risk listDL4 2EX: not on the flood risk listDL4 2EY: not on the flood risk listDL4 2EZ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2GA: not on the flood risk listDL4 2GB: not on the flood risk listDL4 2GH: not on the flood risk listDL4 2GL: not on the flood risk listDL4 2GP: not on the flood risk listDL4 2GT: not on the flood risk listDL4 2GU: not on the flood risk listDL4 2GX: not on the flood risk listDL4 2HA: not on the flood risk listDL4 2HD: not on the flood risk listDL4 2HE: not on the flood risk listDL4 2HF: not on the flood risk listDL4 2HG: not on the flood risk listDL4 2HH: not on the flood risk listDL4 2HJ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2HL: not on the flood risk listDL4 2HN: not on the flood risk listDL4 2HP: not on the flood risk listDL4 2HQ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2HR: not on the flood risk listDL4 2HS: not on the flood risk listDL4 2HW: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JA: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JB: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JD: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JE: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JF: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JG: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JJ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JL: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JN: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JP: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JQ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JR: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JS: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JT: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JU: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JW: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JX: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JY: not on the flood risk listDL4 2JZ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LA: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LB: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LD: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LE: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LF: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LG: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LH: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LJ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LL: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LN: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LP: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LQ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LS: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LU: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LW: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LX: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LY: not on the flood risk listDL4 2LZ: not on the flood risk listDL4 2NA: not on the flood risk listDL4 2NB: not on the flood risk listDL4 2ND: not on the flood risk listDL4 2NE: not on the flood risk listDL4 2QP: not on the flood risk listDL4 2QR: not on the flood risk listDL4 2RA: not on the flood risk listDL4 2RB: not on the flood risk listDL4 2RD: not on the flood risk listDL4 2RF: not on the flood risk listDL4 2RG: not on the flood risk listDL4 2RH: not on the flood risk listDL4 2RQ: not on the flood risk listDL4 1NN: medium flood risk at worstDL4 2RE: medium flood risk at worstDL4 1NJ: high flood riskDL4 1NL: high flood riskDL4 1PE: high flood riskDL4 1PG: high flood riskDL4 1PJ: high flood riskDL4 1PP: high flood riskDL4 2QD: high flood riskDL4 2QN: high flood risk Shildon 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to DL4 1PJ, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk7 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Shildon, by flood risk Of the 290 postcodes in Shildon that ONS places, 8 have a home or business at high risk, 2 are at medium risk at worst and 280 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Shildon. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A6072 Shildon
  • A home or business at high risk: 8
  • At medium risk at worst: 2
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 280
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 290 postcodes in Shildon that ONS places, 8 have a home or business at high risk, 2 are at medium risk at worst and 280 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

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. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 54.6303, longitude -1.6443. 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; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; 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 postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

DL4 1PJ7 at high riskDL4 1PP6 at high riskDL4 1NJ2 at high riskDL4 1PG2 at high riskDL4 1PE1 at high riskDL4 2QD1 at high riskDL4 1NL1 at high riskDL4 2QN1 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. DL4 1PJ, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Shildon?

Homes sold for a typical £80,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 261 of the 290 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 61 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 10 of its 290 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Shildon, 650 metres 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 Shildon?

Homes in Shildon sold for a typical £80,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 120 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£80,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£80,000
12 months to August 2026
£80,000

■ no change on the 12 months before

Detached£230,000 19 sales
Semi-detached£101,500 30 sales
Terraced£67,000 70 sales
Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Across the whole DL4 district, Shildon's main postcode district: a typical £80,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Shildon: 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 Shildon?

2 of the 290 postcodes now in use in Shildon came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 129 homes sold in Shildon were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DL4 district, 0%.

The newest postcodes

DL4 2BTsince October 2023DL4 1FDsince August 2021

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

PeriodIn ShildonAcross the DL4 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 120 (0%) 0 of 121 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 129 (0%) 0 of 129 (0%)

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 Shildon?

Ofcom reports on 290 of the 290 postcodes in Shildon. At 261 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit261 of 290
Postcodes where every home can get superfast281 of 290

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 checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Shildon at risk of flooding?

10 of the 290 postcodes in Shildon have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 61 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 10 of 290 postcodes High: 21Medium: 40Low: 17

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 Shildon?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Shildon. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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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 Shildon?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Shildon is Shildon Rail Station, 650 m away in a straight line.

  • Shildon Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Bishop Auckland Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Bishop Auckland West Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle

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 Shildon?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Shildon. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Shildon safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,810 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Shildon 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

  1. 176 September 2025
  2. 159 October 2025
  3. 145 November 2025
  4. 141 December 2025
  5. 134 January 2026
  6. 119 February 2026
  7. 141 March 2026
  8. 140 April 2026
  9. 186 May 2026
  10. 146 June 2026
  11. 191 July 2026
  12. 132 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences618 reports
Anti-social behaviour349 reports
Criminal damage and arson268 reports
Shoplifting112 reports
Other theft108 reports
Burglary104 reports
Public order97 reports
Vehicle crime55 reports

Also: other crime 52, drugs 18, possession of weapons 11, robbery 8, theft from the person 5, bicycle theft 5.

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 postcode

Source: 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 Shildon?

Council
County Durham
Parliamentary constituency
Bishop Auckland
Police force area
Durham
Region
North East
Country
England
MP
Dr Sam Rushworth (Labour)

All 290 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Shildon

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Shildon postcodes

290 postcodes in use in Shildon, by district:

DL4 postcode district,290 postcodes

That district is in the DL postcode area.

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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 Shildon

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Shildon's £80,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Bishop Auckland3.5 km, £144,000Coundon and Leeholme3.8 km, £82,000Newton Aycliffe4.7 km, £155,000West Auckland5.1 km, £136,322Chilton6.5 km, £122,000Toft Hill and High Etherley7.1 km, £127,475Evenwood7.6 km, £89,000Spennymoor8.2 km, £144,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Shildon

What is it like to live in Shildon?
Homes sold for a typical £80,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 261 of the 290 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 61 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 10 of its 290 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Shildon, 650 metres 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 Shildon?
Shildon is covered by postcode district DL4, across 290 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Shildon in?
Shildon is in the County Durham council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Shildon?
Shildon is in the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dr Sam Rushworth (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Shildon?
Homes in Shildon sold for a typical £80,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 120 sales, no change on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Shildon?
In Shildon, primary schools at its postcodes include St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon, Timothy Hackworth Primary School and Thornhill Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Oakwood Learning Centre, 2.8 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Shildon have a railway station?
Yes: Shildon is 650 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Shildon, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Shildon?
Ofcom reports on 290 of the 290 postcodes in Shildon. At 261 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Shildon at risk of flooding?
10 of the 290 postcodes in Shildon have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 61 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Shildon?
2 of the 290 postcodes now in use in Shildon came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 129 homes sold in Shildon were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DL4 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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