# DL17 8HX: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DL17 8HX 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 DL17 8HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DL17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl17) › [DL17 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl17-8)

## Around this postcode

- **65 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 30% on July. County Durham 050D: 297 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5538,54.6901,DL178HX
- **Bishop Auckland, 8.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5538,54.6901,DL178HX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5538,54.6901,DL178HX
- **No property in DL17 8HX 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=-1.5538,54.6901,DL178HX
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 050D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5538,54.6901,DL178HX
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5538,54.6901,DL178HX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5538,54.6901,DL178HX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5538,54.6901,DL178HX
- **93.2% can get gigabit broadband at DL17 8HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5538,54.6901,DL178HX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DL17 8HX**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5538,54.6901,DL178HX
- **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=-1.5538,54.6901,DL178HX
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5538,54.6901,DL178HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dean-bank-primary-and-nursery-school-e114086) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Woodlands](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-woodlands-e113992) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |
| [Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broom-cottages-primary-and-nursery-school-e114096) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cleves-cross-primary-and-nursery-school-academy-e140324) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ferryhill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferryhill-school-e145253) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 39.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £225,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2023 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2023 | £70,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £25,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2025 | £40,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2025 | £39,999 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE (200 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (10 m); HIGGINBOTTOM PHARMACY (300 m)
- Dental practices: FERRYHILL DENTAL SURGERY (230 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Ferryhill (240 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Ferryhill Local (740 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 050D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.8** (2025). County Durham 050D has a deprivation score of 36.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,504th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £129,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 050D was £129,500 in 2025. Joint 1,271st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,328** (2021). County Durham 050D had 1,328 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,449th least 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: 84.4%** (January 2026). In County Durham 050D, 84.4% 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.

## DL17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £105,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DL17 was £105,500 in 2025. Joint 15th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,673** (2021). DL17 had 17,673 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,145th least 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: 51%** (2022). About 51% of people in DL17 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: 91.1%** (January 2026). In DL17, 91.1% 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: 54.6901, -1.5538

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=-1.5538,54.6901,DL178HX

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