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DL17 8LJ

Postcode

A postcode in County Durham 049B, Ferryhill ward, County Durham.

This report describes the area around DL17 8LJ, 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 DL17 8LJ

Schools near DL17 8LJ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School
Primary. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
70 m
1 minute on foot
Requires improvement (overall), May 2024
The Woodlands
Pupil referral and alternative provision
750 m
9 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, April 2025
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Primary. 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
750 m
9 minutes on foot
Good (overall), July 2022
Ferryhill School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 39.7 (2025/26, provisional)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
School remains Good, September 2022
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
Primary. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade

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 DL17 8LJ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £48,000Darlington Road, DL17 8JPMarch 2026, terraced, established, freehold80 m
  • £219,950Owen Street, DL17 8NAJuly 2023, detached, established, freehold90 m
  • £29,000Main Street, DL17 8LAApril 2026, terraced, established, freehold110 m
  • £74,000Hudson Street, DL17 8LZMarch 2023, terraced, established, freehold110 m
  • £72,950Dunning Road, DL17 8HNJanuary 2026, terraced, established, freehold120 m
  • £94,999Siemens Street, DL17 8NFApril 2025, terraced, established, freehold130 m
  • £39,999Newton Street, DL17 8PWJuly 2025, terraced, established, freehold150 m
  • £60,000St Cuthberts Terrace, DL17 8PPMarch 2026, terraced, established, freehold150 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 DL17 8LJ

In a straight line

GP practices

  • FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE240 m

Pharmacies

  • HIGGINBOTTOM PHARMACY110 m
  • BOOTS390 m

Dental practices

  • FERRYHILL DENTAL SURGERY230 m

Supermarkets

  • Co-op FerryhillThe Co-operative Group160 m

The neighbourhood: County Durham 049B

Everything about County Durham 049B
Deprivation score
75.6
Joint 119th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£53,000
Joint 13th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,225
Joint 13,018th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: DL17

Everything about DL17
Median sale price
£105,500
Joint 15th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
17,673
1,145th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
51%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

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Where these figures come from

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.