DL16 7QD
PostcodeA postcode in County Durham 052B, Spennymoor ward, County Durham.
This report describes the area around DL16 7QD, 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 7QD
- 0 crimes within 500 mAugust, none in July eitherCounty Durham 052B: 55 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Bishop Auckland, 4.4 kmThe nearest station, in a straight lineExact point
- No schools within 800 mNearest is 1.5 km awayExact point
- No property in DL16 7QD listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 40%This neighbourhood, County Durham 052BNeighbourhood
- £140,447 average priceFor the whole of County Durham, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNone found within 2 kmPostcode
- No supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 1.1 km awayExact point
- No gigabit broadband at DL16 7QDSuperfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at DL16 7QDRoad 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 61% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 6.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near DL16 7QD
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| The Oaks Secondary School Special | 1.5 km 18 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 |
| Middlestone Moor Academy Primary. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.5 km 18 minutes on foot | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met |
| Whitworth Park Academy Secondary. Attainment 8 of 51.3 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.8 km 22 minutes on foot | Good (overall), October 2022 |
| Kirk Merrington Primary School Primary. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.9 km 23 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 |
| Victoria Lane Academy Primary. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.9 km 24 minutes on foot | Good (overall), February 2024 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon Primary. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 2 km 24 minutes on foot | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 |
| Norman Cornish Academy Special | 2 km 25 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.
The neighbourhood: County Durham 052B
Everything about County Durham 052BThe 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.