DL16 6LX
PostcodeA postcode in County Durham 047A, Tudhoe ward, County Durham.
This report describes the area around DL16 6LX, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around DL16 6LX
- 5 crimes within 500 mAugust, down 44% on JulyCounty Durham 047A: 44 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Bishop Auckland, 7.6 kmThe nearest station, in a straight lineExact point
- 3 schools within 800 mNearest is 410 m awayExact point
- No property in DL16 6LX listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 20%This neighbourhood, County Durham 047ANeighbourhood
- £140,447 average priceFor the whole of County Durham, July 2026Council
- 2 GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 940 m awayPostcode
- 3 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 810 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DL16 6LXSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at DL16 6LXRoad 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- Not in a radon Affected AreaUnder 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near DL16 6LX
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Springmoor Grange School Primary. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 410 m 5 minutes on foot | Good (overall), June 2024 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe Primary. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 470 m 6 minutes on foot | School remains Good, May 2024 |
| King Street Primary School Primary. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 670 m 8 minutes on foot | Good (overall), January 2024 |
| North Park Primary School Primary. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 970 m 12 minutes on foot | Good (overall), March 2023 |
| Tudhoe Moor Nursery School Nursery | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | School remains Good, July 2024 |
| Tudhoe Colliery Primary School Primary. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.2 km 16 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy Primary. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.4 km 17 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, February 2025 |
| Norman Cornish Academy Special | 1.8 km 22 minutes on foot | Requires improvement (overall), December 2023, before the school changed |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near DL16 6LX
Latest sale at each postcode- £128,000Middleham Walk, DL16 6LXJuly 2024, terraced, established, freehold10 m
- £140,000Stanhope Close, DL16 6LZSeptember 2025, terraced, established, freehold80 m
- £105,000Witton Drive, DL16 6LUJune 2026, terraced, established, freehold110 m
- £129,950Scargill Drive, DL16 6LYMarch 2026, terraced, established, freehold110 m
- £189,950Bowes Grove, DL16 6LTNovember 2025, terraced, established, freehold180 m
- £125,000Warwick Close, DL16 6UUMarch 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold200 m
- £145,000Lumley Close, DL16 6LSApril 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold270 m
- £139,995Tudhoe Park Villas, DL16 6JSJanuary 2026, terraced, established, freehold300 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
Within 1 km of DL16 6LX
In a straight lineGP practices
- BISHOPS CLOSE MEDICAL PRACTICE940 m
- ST ANDREW'S MEDICAL PRACTICE950 m
Pharmacies
- MILLER PHARMACY890 m
- BOOTS890 m
- WELL950 m
Supermarkets
- Morrisons Daily SpennymoorMorrisons810 m
- Iceland SpennymoorIceland820 m
- Aldi Oxford Road SpennymoorAldi900 m
The neighbourhood: County Durham 047A
Everything about County Durham 047AThe postcode district: DL16
Everything about DL16Your MP
- Alan StricklandLabourMP for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.