DL13 1FB postcode in County Durham, England

DL13 1FB is a postcode in County Durham, in the Weardale ward. It is in the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency and the Durham police force area, and has been in use since June 2003.

Flooding Low flood risk 1 of 1 home or business at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at DL13 1FB can get it Across County Durham: 85% Typical price £179,975 Homes sold in DL13 1, last 12 months. ▼ 18.2% on the year before Nearest station Stanhope 13.1 km in a straight line

Where DL13 1FB is, and what is near it

Map of DL13 1FB and what is near it Map of DL13 1FB: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the DL13 1 sector, 2 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DL13 1BD: also in DL13 1DL13 1BE: also in DL13 1DL13 1BG: also in DL13 1DL13 1BH: also in DL13 1DL13 1BJ: also in DL13 1DL13 1BL: also in DL13 1DL13 1BN: also in DL13 1DL13 1BP: also in DL13 1DL13 1BQ: also in DL13 1DL13 1BW: also in DL13 1DL13 1DY: also in DL13 1DL13 1DZ: also in DL13 1DL13 1EA: also in DL13 1DL13 1EB: also in DL13 1DL13 1ED: also in DL13 1DL13 1EE: also in DL13 1DL13 1EF: also in DL13 1DL13 1EH: also in DL13 1DL13 1EJ: also in DL13 1DL13 1EL: also in DL13 1DL13 1EN: also in DL13 1DL13 1EP: also in DL13 1DL13 1EQ: also in DL13 1DL13 1ER: also in DL13 1DL13 1ES: also in DL13 1DL13 1ET: also in DL13 1DL13 1EU: also in DL13 1DL13 1EW: also in DL13 1DL13 1EX: also in DL13 1DL13 1EY: also in DL13 1DL13 1EZ: also in DL13 1DL13 1FA: also in DL13 1DL13 1HA: also in DL13 1DL13 1HB: also in DL13 1DL13 1HD: also in DL13 1DL13 1HH: also in DL13 1DL13 1HJ: also in DL13 1DL13 1HL: also in DL13 1DL13 1HN: also in DL13 1DL13 1HQ: also in DL13 1DL13 1HT: also in DL13 1DL13 1HW: also in DL13 1DL13 1JD: also in DL13 1DL13 1PR: also in DL13 1DL13 1PS: also in DL13 1DL13 1PT: also in DL13 1DL13 1PU: also in DL13 1DL13 1PY: also in DL13 1DL13 1PZ: also in DL13 1DL13 1QA: also in DL13 1DL13 1QS: also in DL13 1DL13 1QU: also in DL13 1DL13 1QX: also in DL13 1DL13 1QY: also in DL13 1DL13 1QZ: also in DL13 1 School 2.0 kmStanhope station 13.1 kmFrosterley station 15.7 kmWeardale DL13 1FB Map of DL13 1FB and what is near it Map of DL13 1FB: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the DL13 1 sector, 2 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.0 kmWeardale DL13 1FB
  • DL13 1FB
  • Other postcodes in DL13 1: press one for its page
  • 2 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 4 bus stops
  • 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 54.7457, longitude -2.2073)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DL13 1FB?

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 DL13 1FB?

Every home and business at DL13 1FB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DL13 1FB 0% County Durham 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DL13 1FB 100% County Durham 98%
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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 DL13 1FB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Durham County Council's days for DL13 1FB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 DL13 1FB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 1 home or business at DL13 1FB. 1 is in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

1 homes and businesses at DL13 1FB Low: 1

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.

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 DL13 1FB: 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 DL13 1FB is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 13:46 on 23 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 13:46 on 23 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DL13 1FB?

Homes in DL13 1 sold for a typical £179,975 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 28 sales, down 18.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£179,975 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£220,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 18.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £250,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £185,000 7 sales
  • Terraced £131,250 10 sales

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

Across the whole DL13 district: a typical £157,500 from 163 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 DL13 1FB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DL13 1FB 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 DL13 1FB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 840 homes in the neighbourhood around DL13 1FB. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (75%). 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 DL13 1FB

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 £3,788 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,748.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 220 (26%)£1,748
Band Babout 160 (19%)£2,039
Band Cabout 220 (26%)£2,331
Band Dabout 150 (18%)£2,622
Band Eabout 80 (10%)£3,205
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,788
Band Gwithheld£4,370
Band Hwithheld£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. 75% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 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 DL13 1FB is in (ONS area E01020889), rounded by the VOA.

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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 DL13 1FB?

The nearest open schools to DL13 1FB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DL13 1FB, 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

Where is the nearest station to DL13 1FB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DL13 1FB is Stanhope Rail Station, 13.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Stanhope Rail Station Railway station 13.1 kmDrive
  • Frosterley Rail Station Railway station 15.7 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lane End, 182 m away.

More stations near DL13 1FB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DL13 1FB?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DL13 1FB 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.

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

Which hospitals are nearest to DL13 1FB?

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 DL13 1FB?

The nearest vets to the centre of DL13 1FB 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 DL13 1FB in a conservation area?

The centre of DL13 1FB is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 DL13 1FB?

Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DL13 1FB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Criminal damage and arson1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

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 DL13 1FB

Ward
Weardale
Parish
Stanhope
Region
North East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
June 2003

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

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Nearby postcodes

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

DL13 1EF140 mDL13 1EQ170 mDL13 1EL190 mDL13 1EU190 mDL13 1EJ270 mDL13 1ET280 m
All of DL13

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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