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Thinking of living at DL14 6RY? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Academy | Primary | 0 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| Cockton Hill Junior School | Primary | 550 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| Cockton Hill Infant School | Primary | 550 m | – |
| King James I Academy Bishop Auckland | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 43.9 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Barrington Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 2.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakwood Learning Centre | Independent | 4.9 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near DL14 6RY, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Cricket Club Car Park | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Tennis | Town Recreation Ground | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Football | Bishop Auckland Football Club | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex | 820 m | 3 |
| Bowls | Bishop Auckland Bowls Club | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | Bishop Auckland RUFC | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Bishop Auckland Snooker Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Golf | Bishop Auckland Golf Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Shildon Sunnydale Leisure Centre | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Paintball | Dirty Dog Airsoft | 2.9 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, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 169k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Darlington.
The nearest bus stop is Main Street, 250 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 5, 81, 81A); 19 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 44 minutes away by public transport (19 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Andrew's Academy, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 46% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is King James I Academy Bishop Auckland, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 43.9 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 900 m away, with Ali's Store closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Auckland Medical Group (750 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Elite Hair And Beauty is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital North Durham, 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 32 restaurants and cafés and 21 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Sin Ann's Deli is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and .The Red Alligator Pub the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (24 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 247 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 87 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 384 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Shildon Millennium Green, 2.0 km away; for exercise, Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex (800 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 22 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 150 km.
13 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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Most households own their home, 26% 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.