# DL16 7LH: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DL16 7LH is a postcode in County Durham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of County Durham. Open the map at DL16 7LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16) › [DL16 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16-7)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 47% on July. County Durham 052A: 75 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6164,54.6939,DL167LH
- **Bishop Auckland, 5.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6164,54.6939,DL167LH
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6164,54.6939,DL167LH
- **No property in DL16 7LH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6164,54.6939,DL167LH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 052A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6164,54.6939,DL167LH
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6164,54.6939,DL167LH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6164,54.6939,DL167LH
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6164,54.6939,DL167LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DL16 7LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6164,54.6939,DL167LH
- **Low road and rail noise at DL16 7LH**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6164,54.6939,DL167LH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.6164,54.6939,DL167LH
- **6.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6164,54.6939,DL167LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Whitworth Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitworth-park-academy-e145564) | Secondary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 51.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Middlestone Moor Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/middlestone-moor-academy-e149505) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Norman Cornish Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norman-cornish-academy-e151483) | Special | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), December 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [The Oaks Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oaks-secondary-school-e134662) | Special | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | – |
| [Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosa-street-primary-and-nursery-academy-e141121) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-street-primary-school-e130946) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [North Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-park-primary-school-e132172) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Springmoor Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springmoor-grange-school-e114091) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £157,895 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2024 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2024 | £189,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £274,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2023 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £115,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £73,400 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (740 m); DENTAL AVENUE - CLYDE TERRACE (750 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £140,447** (July 2026). County Durham’s average house price was £140,447 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,436** (2025). Full-time workers living in County Durham earned a median of £33,436 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 23rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.2×** (2025). A home in County Durham costs 4.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 15th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.8** (2025). County Durham has a deprivation score of 28.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 48th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## County Durham 052A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.5** (2025). County Durham 052A has a deprivation score of 16.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,994th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £188,498** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 052A was £188,498 in 2025. 5,528th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,146** (2021). County Durham 052A had 2,146 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,398th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.3%** (January 2026). In County Durham 052A, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DL16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £145,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DL16 was £145,000 in 2025. Joint 88th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,419** (2021). DL16 had 22,419 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,320th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 53%** (2022). About 53% of people in DL16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.6%** (January 2026). In DL16, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)
- Centre: 54.6939, -1.6164

Council: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newton-aycliffe-and-spennymoor): Alan Strickland (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.6164,54.6939,DL167LH

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