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Thinking of living at DL14 6PP? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhouse Primary Academy | Primary | 350 m | – |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland | Primary | 700 m | 40% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Cockton Hill Junior School | Primary | 1.2 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| Cockton Hill Infant School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Bishop Barrington Academy | Secondary | 1000 m | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 2.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King James I Academy Bishop Auckland | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 43.9 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakwood Learning Centre | Independent | 4.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Pear Tree School | Independent | 5.1 km | – |
Every primary near DL14 6PP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football | Bishop Auckland Football Club | 850 m | 4 |
| Tennis | Bishop Barrington Academy | 1000 m | 4 |
| Cricket | Cricket Club Car Park | 2.1 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex | 730 m | 3 |
| Bowls | Bishop Auckland Bowls Club | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | West Mills Playing Fields | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Bishop Auckland Snooker Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Golf | Bishop Auckland Golf Club | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Shildon Sunnydale Leisure Centre | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Paintball | Dirty Dog Airsoft | 3.6 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Bishop Auckland, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 169k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Darlington.
The nearest bus stop is Watling Road - Bakery, 150 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 1, X21, 9, 56); 31 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 47 minutes away by public transport (20 by car).
The nearest primary school is Woodhouse Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (350 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bishop Barrington Academy, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 39.4 · 2.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 200 m away; B&M Retail (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Auckland Medical Group (650 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Impact Hair Salon is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Darlington Memorial Hospital, 15 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Woodhouse Close Church Community Centre is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Tindale WMC & Institute the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 191 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Shildon Millennium Green, 2.4 km away; for exercise, OneGym (150 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 22 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 149 km.
Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
25 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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