DL16 7NP

Spennymoor · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Spennymoor
Local authority
County Durham
Postcode district
DL16
Postcode sector
DL16 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL16 7NR 85 m
DL16 7NX 90 m
DL16 7NS 94 m
DL16 7NT 109 m
DL16 7QE 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL16 7NP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL16
Postcode sector
DL16 7
Latitude
54.699479
Longitude
-1.652720
British National Grid easting
422,480
British National Grid northing
533,882

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010696
Output area
E00105675
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 052A · E01020821
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 052 · E02004337

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
124, High Street, Byers Green, Spennymoor, DL16 7NP 8 August 2025 £68,000
122, High Street, Byers Green, Spennymoor, DL16 7NP 17 May 2024 £70,000
94, High Street, Byers Green, Spennymoor, DL16 7NP 26 April 2024 £65,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
17
Secondary
3
  1. Byers Green Primary School

    Community school

    517 m
  2. The Grange Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    1.5 km
  3. The Meadows Academy

    Academy special converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
79
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 21
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Other theft 8
  • Vehicle crime 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
38

21 female, 17 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.0
DL16 7 residents
10,525

Age bands in DL16 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

1,824 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

1,175 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

2,790 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

2,807 residents

Age 65 and over
18%

1,893 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL16 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
90.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90.5%
Gigabit-capable
90.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • WILLINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL STREET, WILLINGTON, CROOK, DL15 0EQ

    ODS code A83003

    2.9 km

  • BISHOPS CLOSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83052

    3.5 km

  • ST ANDREW'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83001

    3.5 km

  • BISHOPGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 NEWGATE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7EJ

    ODS code A83025

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wilkinson Street

    BCT · Byers Green

    0.0 miles
  • War Memorial

    BCT · Byers Green

    0.0 miles
  • Wilkinson Street

    BCT · Byers Green

    0.1 miles
  • War Memorial

    BCT · Byers Green

    0.1 miles
  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Byers Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 052A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,751 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £70,000 from 5 recorded sales in DL16 7NP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

25 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Byers Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 517 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

79 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 21 events.

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