DL15 8JP postcode in Howden-le-Wear, County Durham

DL15 8JP is a postcode in Howden-le-Wear, in the Crook ward of County Durham. 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 10% of homes and businesses at DL15 8JP 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 Bishop Auckland West Station 6.1 km in a straight line

Where DL15 8JP is, and what is near it

Map of DL15 8JP and what is near it Map of DL15 8JP: its centre point, with the 179 other postcodes in the DL15 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. DL15 8AB: also in DL15 8DL15 8AD: also in DL15 8DL15 8AE: also in DL15 8DL15 8AF: also in DL15 8DL15 8AG: also in DL15 8DL15 8AH: also in DL15 8DL15 8AJ: also in DL15 8DL15 8AL: also in DL15 8DL15 8AN: also in DL15 8DL15 8AP: also in DL15 8DL15 8AQ: also in DL15 8DL15 8AR: also in DL15 8DL15 8AS: also in DL15 8DL15 8AT: also in DL15 8DL15 8AW: also in DL15 8DL15 8AX: also in DL15 8DL15 8AY: also in DL15 8DL15 8AZ: also in DL15 8DL15 8BA: also in DL15 8DL15 8BB: also in DL15 8DL15 8BD: also in DL15 8DL15 8BE: also in DL15 8DL15 8BF: also in DL15 8DL15 8BG: also in DL15 8DL15 8BH: also in DL15 8DL15 8BJ: also in DL15 8DL15 8BL: also in DL15 8DL15 8BN: also in DL15 8DL15 8BP: also in DL15 8DL15 8BQ: 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 8DZ: also in DL15 8DL15 8EA: also in DL15 8DL15 8ED: also in DL15 8DL15 8EE: also in DL15 8DL15 8EF: also in DL15 8DL15 8EG: also in DL15 8DL15 8EJ: also in DL15 8DL15 8EL: also in DL15 8DL15 8EN: also in DL15 8DL15 8EP: also in DL15 8DL15 8EQ: also in DL15 8DL15 8ER: also in DL15 8DL15 8ES: also in DL15 8DL15 8ET: also in DL15 8DL15 8EU: also in DL15 8DL15 8EW: also in DL15 8DL15 8EX: also in DL15 8DL15 8EY: also in DL15 8DL15 8EZ: also in DL15 8DL15 8FA: also in DL15 8DL15 8FB: also in DL15 8DL15 8FD: also in DL15 8DL15 8FE: also in DL15 8DL15 8FF: also in DL15 8DL15 8FG: also in DL15 8DL15 8GA: also in DL15 8DL15 8GB: also in DL15 8DL15 8GH: also in DL15 8DL15 8HA: also in DL15 8DL15 8HB: also in DL15 8DL15 8HD: also in DL15 8DL15 8HE: also in DL15 8DL15 8HF: also in DL15 8DL15 8HG: also in DL15 8DL15 8HH: also in DL15 8DL15 8HJ: also in DL15 8DL15 8HL: also in DL15 8DL15 8HN: also in DL15 8DL15 8HP: also in DL15 8DL15 8HQ: also in DL15 8DL15 8HR: also in DL15 8DL15 8HS: also in DL15 8DL15 8HT: also in DL15 8DL15 8HU: also in DL15 8DL15 8HW: also in DL15 8DL15 8HX: also in DL15 8DL15 8HY: also in DL15 8DL15 8HZ: also in DL15 8DL15 8JA: also in DL15 8DL15 8JB: also in DL15 8DL15 8JD: also in DL15 8DL15 8JE: also in DL15 8DL15 8JF: also in DL15 8DL15 8JH: also in DL15 8DL15 8JJ: also in DL15 8DL15 8JL: also in DL15 8DL15 8JQ: also in DL15 8DL15 8JR: also in DL15 8DL15 8JS: also in DL15 8DL15 8JT: also in DL15 8DL15 8JY: also in DL15 8DL15 8JZ: also in DL15 8DL15 8LA: also in DL15 8DL15 8LB: also in DL15 8DL15 8LD: also in DL15 8DL15 8LF: also in DL15 8DL15 8LG: also in DL15 8DL15 8LH: also in DL15 8DL15 8LN: also in DL15 8DL15 8LP: also in DL15 8DL15 8LQ: also in DL15 8DL15 8LS: also in DL15 8DL15 8LT: also in DL15 8DL15 8LU: also in DL15 8DL15 8NA: also in DL15 8DL15 8NB: also in DL15 8DL15 8ND: also in DL15 8DL15 8NE: also in DL15 8DL15 8NF: also in DL15 8DL15 8NG: also in DL15 8DL15 8NH: also in DL15 8DL15 8NJ: also in DL15 8DL15 8NL: also in DL15 8DL15 8NN: also in DL15 8DL15 8NP: also in DL15 8DL15 8NQ: also in DL15 8DL15 8NR: also in DL15 8DL15 8NS: also in DL15 8DL15 8NT: also in DL15 8DL15 8NU: also in DL15 8DL15 8NX: also in DL15 8DL15 8PA: also in DL15 8DL15 8PB: also in DL15 8DL15 8PD: also in DL15 8DL15 8PE: also in DL15 8DL15 8PF: also in DL15 8DL15 8PG: also in DL15 8DL15 8PH: also in DL15 8DL15 8PJ: also in DL15 8DL15 8PL: also in DL15 8DL15 8PN: also in DL15 8DL15 8PP: also in DL15 8DL15 8PQ: also in DL15 8DL15 8PR: also in DL15 8DL15 8PS: also in DL15 8DL15 8PT: also in DL15 8DL15 8PW: also in DL15 8DL15 8PX: also in DL15 8DL15 8PY: also in DL15 8DL15 8PZ: also in DL15 8DL15 8QE: also in DL15 8DL15 8QF: also in DL15 8DL15 8QG: also in DL15 8DL15 8QH: also in DL15 8DL15 8QL: also in DL15 8DL15 8QN: also in DL15 8DL15 8QP: also in DL15 8DL15 8QQ: also in DL15 8DL15 8QR: also in DL15 8DL15 8QS: also in DL15 8DL15 8QT: also in DL15 8DL15 8QU: also in DL15 8DL15 8QW: also in DL15 8DL15 8QX: also in DL15 8DL15 8RA: also in DL15 8DL15 8RB: also in DL15 8DL15 8SA: also in DL15 8 GP 3.7 km2 schools, 3.7–5.6 kmGP 6.2 kmCrook DL15 8JP Map of DL15 8JP and what is near it Map of DL15 8JP: its centre point, with the 179 other postcodes in the DL15 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 3.7–5.6 kmCrook DL15 8JP
  • DL15 8JP
  • Other postcodes in DL15 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 54.6975, longitude -1.7469)

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 8JP?

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 8JP?

Every home and business at DL15 8JP can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 10% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DL15 8JP 10% County Durham 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DL15 8JP 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 DL15 8JP?

BinDayBuddy has not read Durham County Council's days for DL15 8JP 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 DL15 8JP 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 8JP.

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 8JP: 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 8JP 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 8JP?

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 8JP

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in DL15 8JP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 25 October 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 8JP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 930 homes in the neighbourhood around DL15 8JP. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (27%). 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 8JP

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 430 (46%)£1,748
Band Babout 180 (19%)£2,039
Band Cabout 90 (10%)£2,331
Band Dabout 120 (13%)£2,622
Band Eabout 80 (9%)£3,205
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,788
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,370
Band Hfewer than 5£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. 27% Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 19% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

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 8JP is in (ONS area E01020887), 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 8JP?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of DL15 8JP is Bishop Auckland West Station, 6.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Bishop Auckland West Station Railway station 6.1 kmDrive
  • Bishop Auckland Rail Station Railway station 6.3 kmDrive

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Club, 105 m away.

More stations near DL15 8JP, 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 8JP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DL15 8JP, 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 8JP?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DL15 8JP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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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 8JP?

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

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 8JP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DL15 8JP, 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 8JP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DL15 8JP, 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 8JP?

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

The centre of DL15 8JP 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 8JP?

Police.uk records 39 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DL15 8JP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences14 reports
Anti-social behaviour10 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Shoplifting3 reports
Public order2 reports
Burglary2 reports

Also: other theft 2, vehicle crime 1.

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 8JP

Ward
Crook
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Howden-le-Wear
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to 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 8EJ50 mDL15 8HE60 mDL15 8AD80 mDL15 8HD100 mDL15 8GH130 mDL15 8HB130 m
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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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