# DL16

Postcode district covering Spennymoor, Middlestone Moor and Tudhoe Grange, in County Durham.

DL16 is a postcode district covering Spennymoor, Middlestone Moor and Tudhoe Grange, in County Durham. Median sale price £145,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code DL16. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [DL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DL16 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DL16) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 53% of people in DL16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=DL16) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 336 homes were sold in DL16 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DL16) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DL16.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DL16) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DL16 had 22,419 usual residents at the census.

## How DL16 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | DL16 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £145,000 | 5th cheapest | 17 postcode districts, DL · 2025 |
| Population | 22,419 | 6th most populated | 17 postcode districts, DL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 53% | 8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 17 postcode districts, DL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.6% | 2nd highest | 17 postcode districts, DL · Jan 2026 |

## Is DL16 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DL16 at a rate of 136.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.8 per 1,000 people across the DL postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 294 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DL16.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,206), anti-social behaviour (514) and other crime (501).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DL16 was 122.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in DL16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DL16 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in DL16

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [County Durham 047A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020817) | 1,200 | 43.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.8% |
| [County Durham 047B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020818) | 1,406 | 90.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [County Durham 047C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020819) | 1,012 | 94.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.8% |
| [County Durham 047D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020837) | 1,538 | 29.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.2% |
| [County Durham 047E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020843) | 1,534 | 77.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.6% |
| [County Durham 049C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020820) | 1,933 | 306.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.1% |
| [County Durham 049E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01034501) | 1,909 | 163.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [County Durham 049F](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01034502) | 1,398 | 251.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| [County Durham 052A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020821) | 2,146 | 75.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.3% |
| [County Durham 052B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020822) | 2,109 | 54.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 83.9% |
| [County Durham 052C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020823) | 1,774 | 143.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.2% |
| [County Durham 052D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020835) | 1,469 | 211.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| [County Durham 052F](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01034503) | 1,618 | 209.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.2% |
| [County Durham 052G](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01034504) | 1,389 | 94.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.5% |

## Your MP

- [Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newton-aycliffe-and-spennymoor): Alan Strickland (Labour), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [City of Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/city-of-durham): Mary Kelly Foy (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.8% of the people here.
- [North Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-durham): Luke Akehurst (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in DL16

[Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/spennymoor-east-and-ferryhill-west), [Spennymoor West](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/spennymoor-west), [Tudhoe Grange](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/tudhoe-grange)

## Postcode sectors in DL16

[DL16 6 (284 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16-6), [DL16 7 (313 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16-7), [DL16 9 (15 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16-9)

## Council

[County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

## Towns in DL16

[Spennymoor](https://openindex.co.uk/town/spennymoor)

## Postcode districts next to DL16

[DH6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh6), [DH7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh7), [DL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14), [DL15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl15), [DL17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl17)

## More in the DL postcode area

[All DL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## DL16 in brief

DL16 is a postcode district covering Spennymoor, Middlestone Moor and Tudhoe Grange, in County Durham.
About 23,715 people lived in DL16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £145,000 in 2025 across 336 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 136.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DL16 was £145,000 in 2025.
DL16 had 22,419 usual residents at the census.
About 53% of people in DL16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DL16, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DL16
- Postcode area: [DL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl)
- Constituency: [Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newton-aycliffe-and-spennymoor)
- Council: [County Durham †](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)
- Area: 30.48 km²
- People, mid-2024: 23,715*
- Neighbourhoods: 14
- Output areas: 80

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[DL17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl17), [DL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14), [DH6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh6), [DL15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl15), [DH7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh7)

## Latest updates for DL16

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/DL16

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16