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DL16 7QB

Stanley · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Stanley
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DL16
Postcode sector
DL16 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH9 0DX 46 m
DH9 0JU 53 m
DH9 0JP 93 m
DH9 0JX 106 m
DH9 0DY 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL16 7QB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL16
Postcode sector
DL16 7
Latitude
54.874722
Longitude
-1.695693
British National Grid easting
419,626
British National Grid northing
553,370

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Stanley · E05016195
Parish or community
E04010699
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104846
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 004B · E01020662
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 004 · E02004299

Postcode source versions

Explore DL16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
20
Secondary
2

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley

    Academy converter

    343 m

  2. North Durham Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    475 m

  3. Shield Row Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    752 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,386
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 902
  • Anti social behaviour 311
  • Criminal damage and arson 308
  • Shoplifting 294
  • Public order 158

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    STANLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, CLIFFORD ROAD, STANLEY, DH9 0AB

    ODS code A83023

    543 m

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    645 m

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    3.2 km

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

    WEST ROAD SURGERY, 9 WEST ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7XT

    ODS code A83073

    3.3 km

  • CEDARS MEDICAL GROUP

    CEDAR CRESCENT, BURNOPFIELD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 6HU

    ODS code A83038

    4.5 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

  • Barn Hill - Top

    BCT · Stanley

    0.0 miles

  • Board Inn

    BCT · Shieldrow

    0.1 miles

  • Sunny Terrace

    BCT · Stanley

    0.1 miles

  • Board Inn

    BCT · Shieldrow

    0.1 miles

  • Sunny Terrace

    BCT · Stanley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 004B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,269 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley is the nearest published school at 343 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,386 published events cover 12 months, averaging 198.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 902 events.

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