High deprivation
IMD England
43
Crime · May '26
£135,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DL16 6AB
Postcode
DL16 6AB
Coordinates
54.6995, -1.6022
Grid reference
NZ257338
Easting
425,737
Northing
533,899
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WM9XX+Q4
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Spennymoor
Travel to Work
Durham and Bishop Auckland
ITL Region
County Durham
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8726
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8726 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · DL16 6AB
HM Land Registry · County Durham
Average price
£135,000
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Median price: £135,000
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Police Recorded Crime near DL16 6AB
Crime trends · near DL16 6AB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27165
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -62%
ASB
27152
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -30%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1691
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY -20%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.7%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 2.5%
Religion
Christian54.0%
No religion40.0%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
35–4924.1%
50–6418.8%
25–3413.3%
10–158.7%
5–98.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Other25.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.3%
Any member 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children6.5%
+ 7 other households · 27.0%
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council AreaNewton Aycliffe and Spennymoor E14001382
Constituency
E14001382Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Tudhoe
Constituency code
E14001382
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Spennymoor
International Territorial Level
County Durham
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandNorthern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North East
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
County Durham
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H
Cancer Alliance
Northern
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
County Durham 052F E01034503
E01034503MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 052 E02004337
E02004337LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 052E E01020836
E01020836MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 052 E02004337
E02004337Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:42 AM
Sunrise
8:40 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:42 AM
Sunset (today)
8:40 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DL16 6AB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 8726
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034503 and MSOA E02004337 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DL16 6AB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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