DL5 6LQ

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DL5 6LQ	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with DL5 6LQ

Atkinson Gardens - 39 properties, USRN 33909271

Durham Road - 2 properties, USRN 33914213

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.5999 / 54°35'59"N

Longitude: -1.5605 / 1°33'37"W

UTM Reference: 30U 592994 6051222

OS Easting: 428493

OS Northing: 522834

OS Grid: NZ284228

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KHJ7.YV

Mapcode Global: WHC5J.0N50

Open Location Code: 9C6WHCXQ+XR

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94fo23

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 12375 / 32844

4th decile
somewhat more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for DL5 6LQ on Thursday 11 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	01:37
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:34
Sunrise	04:30
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:05
Sunset	21:41
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:37
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:34

Hours of daylight today	04:00 to 22:11
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:11 to 03:59
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Rises	00:58
Moon sets	16:32

For a full sun and moon calendar for DL5 6LQ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DL5 6LQ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
27 February 2023	14 Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£167,500
16 January 2023	33a Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£102,000
30 September 2022	33 Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£75,388
29 August 2019	7 Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Detached	Freehold	£253,550
8 July 2019	32 Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£90,000
17 May 2019	21 Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£110,000
8 December 2017	2 Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Detached	Freehold	£215,000
30 September 2014	33a Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£88,500
30 September 2005	9 Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Detached	Freehold	£269,000
25 April 2003	22 Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£60,000
14 December 2001	30 Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£41,000
9 March 2001	9 Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Detached	Freehold	£114,000
25 January 2000	30a Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£40,000
4 September 1998	21 Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£34,000
28 August 1998	30a Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£27,000
22 May 1998	12 Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£36,000
5 January 1998	9 Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Detached	Freehold	£100,000
24 July 1996	22 Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£36,500
3 November 1995	29a Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£32,500
8 February 1995	31 Atkinson Gardens, Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£39,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for DL5 6LQ

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

MP

Alan Strickland Labour

DL5 6LQ also falls within the Civil Parish of Great Aycliffe, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DL5 6LQ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00105688		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020826	County Durham 063B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004344	County Durham 063	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04010634	Great Aycliffe	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E05016154	Aycliffe South	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	1 May 2025	DLUHC
E06000047	County Durham	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E12000001	North East	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001382	Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000008	Durham	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000203	Durham and Bishop Auckland	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33001960		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000025	North East	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	13 January 2011	BEIS
E38000234	NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000012	North East and Yorkshire	NHS England Regions	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E54000050	Cumbria and North East	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2020	NHS
E56000029	Northern	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2020	NHS England
E63007385	Newton Aycliffe	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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