DL4 2QX Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

DL4 2QX is a postcode in Shildon & Dene Valley, County Durham, North East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near DL4 2QX, then scores the surrounding small area 54/100 - bottom 49% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around DL4 2QX are property market signals and local prosperity, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for DL4 2QX is based on County Durham 053 Census 2021. It covers 7,326 residents, 394 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 43, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 60% owner-occupied, 20% privately rented, 20% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 5/10.

For property prices near DL4 2QX, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the DL4 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £99k from 82 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near DL4 2QX by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near DL4 2QX; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.