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DL16 6QA

Tudhoe · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Tudhoe
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Postcode district
DL16
Postcode sector
DL16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL16 6QB 56 m
DL16 6FJ 58 m
DL16 6ED 63 m
DL16 6PZ 95 m
DL16 6DJ 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL16 6QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL16
Postcode sector
DL16 6
Latitude
54.699644
Longitude
-1.598223
British National Grid easting
425,992
British National Grid northing
533,919

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Tudhoe · E05016198
Parish or community
E04010696
Westminster constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor · E14001382
Output area
E00105641
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 049C · E01020820
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 049 · E02004335

Postcode source versions

Explore DL16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. King Street Primary School

    Community school

    342 m

  2. North Park Primary School

    Community school

    487 m

  3. Springmoor Grange School

    Community school

    603 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,181
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 852
  • Anti social behaviour 301
  • Criminal damage and arson 274
  • Shoplifting 179
  • Public order 173

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL16 6 residents
11,832

Age bands in DL16 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,907 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,150 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

2,937 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

3,207 residents

Age 65 and over
22.9%

2,737 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • ST ANDREW'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SENSIER HOUSE, ST. ANDREW'S LANE, SPENNYMOOR, DL16 6QA

    ODS code A83001

    0 m

  • BISHOPS CLOSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPENNYMOOR HEALTH CENTRE, BISHOPS CLOSE, SPENNYMOOR, DL16 6ED

    ODS code A83052

    63 m

  • FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, DURHAM ROAD, FERRYHILL, DL17 8JJ

    ODS code A83045

    2.9 km

  • WEST CORNFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    READING STREET, WEST CORNFORTH, FERRYHILL, DL17 9LH

    ODS code A83634

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Asda store front

    BCT · Spennymoor

    0.0 miles

  • Cheapside Stand F

    BCT · Spennymoor

    0.1 miles

  • Cheapside Stand B

    BCT · Spennymoor

    0.1 miles

  • Cheapside Stand C

    BCT · Spennymoor

    0.1 miles

  • Asda

    BCT · Spennymoor

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 049C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,186 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. King Street Primary School is the nearest published school at 342 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,181 published events cover 12 months, averaging 181.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 852 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.