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DL17 8NQ

Postcode

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

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

Schools near DL17 8NQ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School
Primary. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
290 m
4 minutes on foot
Requires improvement (overall), May 2024
Ferryhill School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 39.7 (2025/26, provisional)
830 m
10 minutes on foot
School remains Good, September 2022
The Woodlands
Pupil referral and alternative provision
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, April 2025
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Primary. 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
Good (overall), July 2022
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
Primary. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.6 km
20 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 8NQ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £42,000Hackworth Street, DL17 8NQMay 2025, terraced, established, freehold10 m
  • £280,000Crompton Court, DL17 8TJSeptember 2025, detached, established, freehold90 m
  • £78,999Barrington Terrace, DL17 8NWJanuary 2024, terraced, established, freehold110 m
  • £25,500Rennie Street, DL17 8NGJuly 2025, terraced, established, freehold110 m
  • £61,919Bessemer Street, DL17 8NJJune 2026, terraced, established, freehold120 m
  • £52,000Lightfoot Terrace, DL17 8NNFebruary 2024, terraced, established, freehold120 m
  • £87,999Westcott Terrace, DL17 8NSMay 2024, terraced, established, freehold130 m
  • £71,279Faraday Street, DL17 8PEJuly 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 8NQ

In a straight line

GP practices

  • FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE550 m

Pharmacies

  • HIGGINBOTTOM PHARMACY430 m
  • BOOTS730 m

Dental practices

  • FERRYHILL DENTAL SURGERY520 m

Supermarkets

  • Co-op FerryhillThe Co-operative Group490 m

The neighbourhood: County Durham 049A

Everything about County Durham 049A
Deprivation score
47.3
Joint 2,874th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£149,475
Joint 2,366th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,421
Joint 19,162nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.9%
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

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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.