Least deprived 30–40%
IMD England
High · 16.7 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£144,250
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 5,862 sales
-1.9%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
North East
Region
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.
20865
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20865 out of 33,755 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · DL16 7HY
HM Land Registry · County Durham
Average price
£172,764
Median price: £144,250
Median -1.9% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 5,862 sales
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Police Recorded Crime near DL16 7HY
England & WalesCrime trends · near DL16 7HY
Counts are for Ferryhill electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
75
YoY +108%
825731
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
16
YoY -11%
34218
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY —
29150
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
22121
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
16
YoY -11%
28187
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
56
YoY +17%
725027
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.8%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Christian60.3%
No religion33.9%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6423.2%
35–4918.0%
65–7414.6%
25–3411.1%
20–246.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.3%
One person: other15.0%
One person: aged 66+12.5%
Single family household, all members 66+12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.1%
+ 8 other households · 31.9%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 6.6 km straight lineabout 83 min
Bishop Auckland Rail Station
Rail
- 6.8 km straight lineabout 85 min
Shildon Rail Station
Rail · SE bound entrance
- 6.9 km straight lineabout 86 min
Bishop Auckland West Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 627 m straight lineabout 8 min
Vicarage
Bus · NE-bound · north-east
- 675 m straight lineabout 8 min
Vicarage
Bus · SW-bound · south-west
- 753 m straight lineabout 9 min
Academy
Bus · SW-bound · south-west
- 805 m straight lineabout 10 min
Academy
Bus · NE-bound · north-east
- 941 m straight lineabout 12 min
Dean Bank Aged Miners
Bus · SW-bound · south-west
Coordinates & Location for DL16 7HY
Durham and Bishop Auckland
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DL16 7HY
Coordinates
54.6790, -1.5821
Grid reference
NZ270316
Easting
427,046
Northing
531,628
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WMCH9+J5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Durham and Bishop Auckland
ITL Region
County Durham
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council AreaNewton Aycliffe and Spennymoor E14001382
Constituency
E14001382Durham
Police Force
England
Ward
Ferryhill
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 EnglandNorthern
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 052B E01020822
E01020822MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 052 E02004337
E02004337LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 052B E01020822
E01020822MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 052 E02004337
E02004337Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
7:34 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
10 hours 35 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:34 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 35 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 7HY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01020822 and MSOA E02004337 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 20865
Present — Active
Postcode DL16 7HY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near DL16 7HY
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 47%
Attainment 8
41.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
83%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 73%
RWM expected
52%
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