# DL17

Postcode district covering Ferryhill and Chilton, in County Durham.

DL17 is a postcode district covering Ferryhill and Chilton, in County Durham. Median sale price £105,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 158.8 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code DL17. 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 DL17 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl17#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl17#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl17#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl17#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DL17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 51% of people in DL17 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=DL17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 294 homes were sold in DL17 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DL17) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DL17.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DL17) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DL17 had 17,673 usual residents at the census.

## How DL17 compares

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

| Measure | DL17 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £105,500 | 2nd cheapest | 17 postcode districts, DL · 2025 |
| Population | 17,673 | 8th least populated | 17 postcode districts, DL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 51% | 7th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 17 postcode districts, DL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.1% | 6th highest | 17 postcode districts, DL · Jan 2026 |

## Is DL17 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DL17 at a rate of 158.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.8 per 1,000 people across the DL postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 271 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DL17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,036), other crime (445) and shoplifting (351).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DL17 was 147.1 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 DL17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DL17 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in DL17

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [County Durham 049A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020806) | 1,421 | 229.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.9% |
| [County Durham 049B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020807) | 1,225 | 242.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.1% |
| [County Durham 050A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020797) | 2,425 | 100.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.2% |
| [County Durham 050B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020798) | 1,489 | 124.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.6% |
| [County Durham 050C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020799) | 1,471 | 102.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [County Durham 050D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020808) | 1,328 | 297.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 84.4% |
| [County Durham 053D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020805) | 1,910 | 127.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [County Durham 053F](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01034505) | 1,474 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [County Durham 053G](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01034506) | 1,153 | 314.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.9% |
| [County Durham 053H](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01034507) | 1,238 | 325.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.7% |
| [County Durham 053I](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01034508) | 1,548 | 45.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 85.2% |
| [County Durham 054A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020796) | 1,259 | 39.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 46.2% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in DL17

[Chilton](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/chilton), [Ferryhill East & Cornforth](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/ferryhill-east-and-cornforth)

## Postcode sectors in DL17

[DL17 0 (201 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl17-0), [DL17 8 (206 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl17-8), [DL17 9 (132 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl17-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in DL17

[Ferryhill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ferryhill)

## Postcode districts next to DL17

[DH6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh6), [DL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5), [DL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14), [DL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16), [TS21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts21)

## 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)

## DL17 in brief

DL17 is a postcode district covering Ferryhill and Chilton, in County Durham.
About 18,036 people lived in DL17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £105,500 in 2025 across 294 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 158.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DL17 was £105,500 in 2025.
DL17 had 17,673 usual residents at the census.
About 51% of people in DL17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DL17, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DL17
- 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: 42.35 km²
- People, mid-2024: 18,036*
- Neighbourhoods: 12
- Output areas: 71

* 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

[TS21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts21), [DL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl16), [DH6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh6), [DL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5), [DL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14)

## Latest updates for DL17

- 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/DL17

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl17, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl17#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/dl17