DL12 9LT postcode in County Durham, England

DL12 9LT is a postcode in County Durham, in the Upper Teesdale ward. It is in the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency and the Durham police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. County Durham: 85% Typical price £255,000 Homes sold in DL12 9, last 12 months. ▼ 12.5% on the year before Nearest school Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School 650 m in a straight line

Where DL12 9LT is, and what is near it

Map of DL12 9LT and what is near it Map of DL12 9LT: its centre point, with the 232 other postcodes in the DL12 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 GP practice (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A66 DL12 9HB: also in DL12 9DL12 9HD: also in DL12 9DL12 9HH: also in DL12 9DL12 9HJ: also in DL12 9DL12 9HL: also in DL12 9DL12 9HN: also in DL12 9DL12 9HP: also in DL12 9DL12 9HR: also in DL12 9DL12 9HT: also in DL12 9DL12 9HU: also in DL12 9DL12 9HW: also in DL12 9DL12 9HX: also in DL12 9DL12 9JU: also in DL12 9DL12 9LD: also in DL12 9DL12 9LE: also in DL12 9DL12 9LG: also in DL12 9DL12 9LH: also in DL12 9DL12 9LJ: also in DL12 9DL12 9LL: also in DL12 9DL12 9LP: also in DL12 9DL12 9LQ: also in DL12 9DL12 9LR: also in DL12 9DL12 9LS: also in DL12 9DL12 9LW: also in DL12 9DL12 9LX: also in DL12 9 3 places, 6.6–7.0 kmSchool 7.4 kmUpper Teesdale DL12 9LT Map of DL12 9LT and what is near it Map of DL12 9LT: its centre point, with the 232 other postcodes in the DL12 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 GP practice (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 4 places, 6.6–7.4 kmUpper Teesdale DL12 9LT
  • DL12 9LT
  • Other postcodes in DL12 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 1 GP practice
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.5125, longitude -2.0085)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DL12 9LT?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DL12 9LT?

Every home and business at DL12 9LT can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

County Durham: 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

County Durham: 98%

The line marks the figure across County Durham.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at DL12 9LT?

BinDayBuddy has not read Durham County Council's days for DL12 9LT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DL12 9LT on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DL12 9LT at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DL12 9LT.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across County Durham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DL12 9LT: 7,652 properties in County Durham are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for County Durham

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DL12 9LT is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DL12 9LT?

Homes in DL12 9 sold for a typical £255,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 43 sales, down 12.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£255,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£291,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 12.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £330,000 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £235,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £183,750 6 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DL12 district: a typical £227,500 from 148 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in DL12 9LT

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DL12 9LT from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near DL12 9LT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around DL12 9LT. The largest share of them, 20%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (67%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DL12 9LT

Band D in County Durham for 2026‑27: £2,622. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,748 (band A) to £5,244 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,622.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (8%)£1,748
Band Babout 90 (14%)£2,039
Band Cabout 120 (18%)£2,331
Band Dabout 130 (20%)£2,622
Band Eabout 110 (17%)£3,205
Band Fabout 90 (14%)£3,788
Band Gabout 50 (8%)£4,370
Band Habout 10 (2%)£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. 67% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for County Durham before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DL12 9LT is in (ONS area E01020863), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DL12 9LT?

The nearest open schools to DL12 9LT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DL12 9LT, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near DL12 9LT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DL12 9LT, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DL12 9LT?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DL12 9LT on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DL12 9LT?

The nearest to the centre of DL12 9LT, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DL12 9LT?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which vets are near DL12 9LT?

The nearest vets to the centre of DL12 9LT on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DL12 9LT in a conservation area?

The centre of DL12 9LT is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DL12 9LT?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of DL12 9LT in the latest month it has published.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for DL12 9LT

Ward
Upper Teesdale
Parish
Gilmonby
Region
North East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

DL12 9LS100 mDL12 9LR160 mDL12 9LX280 mDL12 9LP430 mDL12 9HX470 mDL12 9JU470 m
All of DL12

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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