DL4 1QA postcode in County Durham, England

DL4 1QA is a postcode in County Durham, in the Shildon & Dene Valley 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 can get it. County Durham: 85% Typical price £80,000 Homes sold in DL4 1, last 12 months. ▲ 3.2% on the year before Nearest station Shildon 2.1 km in a straight line

Where DL4 1QA is, and what is near it

Map of DL4 1QA and what is near it Map of DL4 1QA: its centre point, with the 149 other postcodes in the DL4 1 sector, 4 schools (3 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. DL4 1AA: also in DL4 1DL4 1AD: also in DL4 1DL4 1AF: also in DL4 1DL4 1AG: also in DL4 1DL4 1AH: also in DL4 1DL4 1AJ: also in DL4 1DL4 1AL: also in DL4 1DL4 1AN: also in DL4 1DL4 1AP: also in DL4 1DL4 1AQ: also in DL4 1DL4 1AR: also in DL4 1DL4 1AS: also in DL4 1DL4 1AT: also in DL4 1DL4 1AU: also in DL4 1DL4 1AW: also in DL4 1DL4 1AX: also in DL4 1DL4 1DB: also in DL4 1DL4 1DE: also in DL4 1DL4 1DG: also in DL4 1DL4 1DH: also in DL4 1DL4 1DL: also in DL4 1DL4 1DN: also in DL4 1DL4 1DW: also in DL4 1DL4 1EH: also in DL4 1DL4 1EQ: also in DL4 1DL4 1EW: also in DL4 1DL4 1EZ: also in DL4 1DL4 1FB: also in DL4 1DL4 1FD: also in DL4 1DL4 1HB: also in DL4 1DL4 1HE: also in DL4 1DL4 1HF: also in DL4 1DL4 1HG: also in DL4 1DL4 1HH: also in DL4 1DL4 1HL: also in DL4 1DL4 1HN: also in DL4 1DL4 1HP: also in DL4 1DL4 1HQ: also in DL4 1DL4 1HR: also in DL4 1DL4 1HS: also in DL4 1DL4 1HT: also in DL4 1DL4 1HU: also in DL4 1DL4 1HW: also in DL4 1DL4 1HX: also in DL4 1DL4 1HY: also in DL4 1DL4 1HZ: also in DL4 1DL4 1JA: also in DL4 1DL4 1JB: also in DL4 1DL4 1JD: also in DL4 1DL4 1JE: also in DL4 1DL4 1JF: also in DL4 1DL4 1JG: also in DL4 1DL4 1JH: also in DL4 1DL4 1JJ: also in DL4 1DL4 1JL: also in DL4 1DL4 1JN: also in DL4 1DL4 1JP: also in DL4 1DL4 1JQ: also in DL4 1DL4 1JR: also in DL4 1DL4 1JS: also in DL4 1DL4 1JT: also in DL4 1DL4 1JU: also in DL4 1DL4 1JW: also in DL4 1DL4 1JX: also in DL4 1DL4 1JY: also in DL4 1DL4 1JZ: also in DL4 1DL4 1LD: also in DL4 1DL4 1LE: also in DL4 1DL4 1LH: also in DL4 1DL4 1LR: also in DL4 1DL4 1LS: also in DL4 1DL4 1LT: also in DL4 1DL4 1LU: also in DL4 1DL4 1LW: also in DL4 1DL4 1LX: also in DL4 1DL4 1LY: also in DL4 1DL4 1NA: also in DL4 1DL4 1NB: also in DL4 1DL4 1ND: also in DL4 1DL4 1NE: also in DL4 1DL4 1NF: also in DL4 1DL4 1NG: also in DL4 1DL4 1NH: also in DL4 1DL4 1NJ: also in DL4 1DL4 1NL: also in DL4 1DL4 1NN: also in DL4 1DL4 1NT: also in DL4 1DL4 1NW: also in DL4 1DL4 1NX: also in DL4 1DL4 1PA: also in DL4 1DL4 1PE: also in DL4 1DL4 1PF: also in DL4 1DL4 1PG: also in DL4 1DL4 1PJ: also in DL4 1DL4 1PL: also in DL4 1DL4 1PN: also in DL4 1DL4 1PP: also in DL4 1DL4 1PX: also in DL4 1DL4 1PY: also in DL4 1DL4 1PZ: also in DL4 1DL4 1QB: also in DL4 1DL4 1QD: also in DL4 1DL4 1QE: also in DL4 1DL4 1QF: also in DL4 1DL4 1RB: also in DL4 1DL4 1RH: also in DL4 1 School 1.6 kmSchool 2.0 kmShildon station 2.1 km3 places, 2.7–3.7 kmShildon DL4 1QA Map of DL4 1QA and what is near it Map of DL4 1QA: its centre point, with the 149 other postcodes in the DL4 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. School 2.0 km3 places, 2.7–3.7 kmShildon & Dene Valley DL4 1QA
  • DL4 1QA
  • Other postcodes in DL4 1: 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 54.6242, longitude -1.6688)

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 DL4 1QA?

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 DL4 1QA?

None of the homes and businesses at DL4 1QA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

County Durham: 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% can get it

County Durham: 98%

The line marks the figure across County Durham.

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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 DL4 1QA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Durham County Council's days for DL4 1QA 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 DL4 1QA 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 DL4 1QA.

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 DL4 1QA: 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 DL4 1QA 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 DL4 1QA?

Homes in DL4 1 sold for a typical £80,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 50 sales, up 3.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£80,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£77,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £247,500 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £101,500 10 sales
  • Terraced £67,000 33 sales
  • Flat or maisonette Not enough sales to price (1)

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

Across the whole DL4 district: a typical £80,000 from 121 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 DL4 1QA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DL4 1QA 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 DL4 1QA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,060 homes in the neighbourhood around DL4 1QA. Over half of them (76%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (33%). 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 DL4 1QA

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 810 (76%)£1,748
Band Babout 110 (10%)£2,039
Band Cabout 70 (7%)£2,331
Band Dabout 40 (4%)£2,622
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£3,205
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,788
Band Gwithheld£4,370
Band Hwithheld£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. 33% Before 1900
  2. 16% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 24% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 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 DL4 1QA is in (ONS area E01020802), 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 DL4 1QA?

The nearest open schools to DL4 1QA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DL4 1QA, 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 DL4 1QA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DL4 1QA is Shildon Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Shildon Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Bishop Auckland Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle

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 DL4 1QA, 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 DL4 1QA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DL4 1QA, 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 DL4 1QA?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DL4 1QA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 2.3 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 DL4 1QA?

The nearest to the centre of DL4 1QA, 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 DL4 1QA?

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 DL4 1QA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DL4 1QA, 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 DL4 1QA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DL4 1QA, 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 DL4 1QA?

The nearest vets to the centre of DL4 1QA 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 DL4 1QA in a conservation area?

The centre of DL4 1QA is in one area with planning rules of its 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 DL4 1QA?

Police.uk records 39 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DL4 1QA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences15 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Burglary4 reports
Public order3 reports
Other crime3 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports

Also: shoplifting 2, vehicle crime 1, other theft 1, drugs 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 DL4 1QA

Ward
Shildon & Dene Valley
Parish
Shildon
Region
North East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Larger 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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DL4 1PZ50 mDL4 1QE350 mDL4 1QD430 mDL4 1PY770 mDL4 1FB870 mDL4 1HG890 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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