DL4 2EQ County Durham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shildon & Dene Valley. Region: North East.
Streets
- Jubilee Road, Shildon: 50 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in County Durham in 2026-27: Band D £2,622 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,748 | £2,039 | £2,331 | £2,622 | £3,205 | £3,788 | £4,370 | £5,244 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (100% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 50 addresses are between 131 m and 136 m above sea level (134 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shildon 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 770 m |
| Bishop Auckland 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Newton Aycliffe 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Road - School Shildon | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Johns RC School Yard Bishop Auckland | 3.9 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 19.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 45.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hallgarth Surgery | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cheapside Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 23-27 Main Street (Dental Surgery) | 700 m |
| Hospital | Bishop Auckland Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Shildon Police Station | 600 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Fields Convenience Store Cashzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,670 m² | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Shildon Recreation Ground 13 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,500 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Soho House, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m south. 21 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Soho House | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m south |
| Soho Engine Shed, originally Kilburns' warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m south |
| Locomotive coaling drops | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m south |
| Stockton & Darlington Railway: Brusselton Inclines | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thickley Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Gurney Valley | Valley | 1.9 km north |
| Shawbrow Hill | Hill | 2.0 km west |
| Tuft Hill | Hill | 2.0 km east |
| The Larches | Wood | 2.9 km east |
| High Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 49 | 50 |
1 of the postcode's 50 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 34% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 6% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Jubilee Road.