DL15 8EB postcode in County Durham, England

DL15 8EB 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 January 1980.

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 0% of homes and businesses at DL15 8EB can get it Across County Durham: 85% Typical price £105,000 Homes sold in DL15 8, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Wolsingham 6.9 km in a straight line

Where DL15 8EB is, and what is near it

Map of DL15 8EB and what is near it Map of DL15 8EB: its centre point, with the 179 other postcodes in the DL15 8 sector, 4 schools (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DL15 8BL: also in DL15 8DL15 8BN: also in DL15 8DL15 8BP: also in DL15 8DL15 8BW: also in DL15 8DL15 8DA: also in DL15 8DL15 8DB: also in DL15 8DL15 8DD: also in DL15 8DL15 8DE: also in DL15 8DL15 8DF: also in DL15 8DL15 8DG: also in DL15 8DL15 8DJ: also in DL15 8DL15 8DL: also in DL15 8DL15 8DP: also in DL15 8DL15 8DQ: also in DL15 8DL15 8DR: also in DL15 8DL15 8DS: also in DL15 8DL15 8DT: also in DL15 8DL15 8DZ: also in DL15 8DL15 8EA: also in DL15 8DL15 8ED: also in DL15 8DL15 8EG: also in DL15 8DL15 8FA: also in DL15 8DL15 8GB: also in DL15 8DL15 8JQ: also in DL15 8 School 2.3 kmSchool 2.4 kmNorth House Surgery 3.5 km2 places, 6.3–6.4 km2 places, 6.9–7.8 kmBishop Auckland West station 8.2 kmGP 8.4 kmCrook DL15 8EB Map of DL15 8EB and what is near it Map of DL15 8EB: its centre point, with the 179 other postcodes in the DL15 8 sector, 4 schools (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. North House Surgery 3.5 km2 places, 6.3–6.4 km2 places, 6.9–7.8 kmBishop Auckland West station 8.2 kmGP 8.4 kmCrook DL15 8EB
  • DL15 8EB
  • Other postcodes in DL15 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 54.6968, longitude -1.7891)

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; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DL15 8EB?

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 DL15 8EB?

50% of the homes and businesses at DL15 8EB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DL15 8EB 0% County Durham 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DL15 8EB 50% 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 DL15 8EB?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for DL15 8EB.

Check the bin days for DL15 8EB 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 DL15 8EB 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 DL15 8EB.

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 DL15 8EB: 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 DL15 8EB 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 DL15 8EB?

Homes in DL15 8 sold for a typical £105,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 45 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£105,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£105,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £300,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £100,000 7 sales
  • Terraced £99,950 31 sales

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

Across the whole DL15 district: a typical £132,500 from 253 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 DL15 8EB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DL15 8EB 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 DL15 8EB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around DL15 8EB. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (46%). 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 DL15 8EB

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 £4,370 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,748.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 220 (28%)£1,748
Band Babout 100 (13%)£2,039
Band Cabout 100 (13%)£2,331
Band Dabout 150 (19%)£2,622
Band Eabout 110 (14%)£3,205
Band Fabout 80 (10%)£3,788
Band Gabout 40 (5%)£4,370
Band Hwithheld£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. 46% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 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 DL15 8EB is in (ONS area E01020906), 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 DL15 8EB?

The nearest open schools to DL15 8EB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DL15 8EB, 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 DL15 8EB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DL15 8EB is Wolsingham Rail Station, 6.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Wolsingham Rail Station Railway station 6.9 kmDrive
  • Bishop Auckland West Station Railway station 8.2 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near DL15 8EB, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near DL15 8EB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DL15 8EB, 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.

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 DL15 8EB?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DL15 8EB 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 dentists are near DL15 8EB?

The nearest to the centre of DL15 8EB, 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 DL15 8EB?

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 care homes are near DL15 8EB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DL15 8EB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 pharmacies are near DL15 8EB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DL15 8EB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DL15 8EB?

The nearest vets to the centre of DL15 8EB 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 DL15 8EB in a conservation area?

The centre of DL15 8EB 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 DL15 8EB?

Police.uk records 6 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DL15 8EB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Other theft2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Violence and sexual offences1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Burglary1 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 DL15 8EB

Ward
Weardale
Parish
Wolsingham
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

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DL15 8FA630 mDL15 8EA750 mDL15 8DZ830 mDL15 8DD900 mDL15 8DJ910 mDL15 8DB940 m
All of DL15

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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