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Thinking of living at DL14 9AY? 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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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Helen Auckland Community Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 43% met the expected standard |
| Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 1.3 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Woodhouse Primary Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Copeland Road Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | – |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland | Primary | 1.8 km | 40% met the expected standard |
| St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Barrington Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 2.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King James I Academy Bishop Auckland | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 43.9 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakwood Learning Centre | Independent | 4.6 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Pear Tree School | Independent | 5.1 km | – |
Every primary near DL14 9AY, 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 | Etherley Cricket Club | 2.7 km | 5 |
| Football | Heritage Park | 850 m | 4 |
| Swimming | Manor House Hotel & Spa | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Tennis | Bishop Barrington Academy | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Bishop Auckland Bowls Club | 2.9 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | West Mills Playing Fields | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Bishop Auckland Snooker Club | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Randolph Social Welfare Ground | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Shildon Sunnydale Leisure Centre | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Golf | Bishop Auckland Golf Club | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Paintball | Dirty Dog Airsoft | 5.0 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 (2.8 km), with 169k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Darlington.
The nearest bus stop is Laburnum Grove, 250 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (routes 6, X21, 85); 24 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 54 minutes away by public transport (24 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Helen Auckland Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 43% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 46.4 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 650 m away, with The Little Auckland Shop closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Auckland Medical Group (400 m), with Bishop Auckland Pharmacy, St Helen the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Shelley's is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital North Durham, 17 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 21 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
Tesco Family Dining is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and Bishop Auckland Football Club the nearest pub (1.0 km).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 194 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 54 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 2% flats and 24% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 241 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Shildon Millennium Green, 3.8 km away; for exercise, PureGym (1.2 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 25 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 149 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, 18% 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.