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DL16 7RB

Willington & Hunwick · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Willington & Hunwick
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DL16
Postcode sector
DL16 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH7 8EG 632 m
DL16 7RF 739 m
DL16 7RG 800 m
DL16 7QZ 850 m
DL16 7RE 858 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL16 7RB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL16
Postcode sector
DL16 7
Latitude
54.719525
Longitude
-1.633158
British National Grid easting
423,729
British National Grid northing
536,119

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Willington & Hunwick · E05016202
Parish or community
E04010602
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00104958
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 038A · E01020685
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 038 · E02004317

Postcode source versions

Explore DL16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
15
Secondary
2

  1. The Grange Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    2.1 km

  2. The Meadows Academy

    Academy special converter

    2.6 km

  3. Byers Green Primary School

    Community school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
32
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Public order 2
  • Drugs 1

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.

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
100%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

  • BISHOPS CLOSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83052

    3.1 km

  • ST ANDREW'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83001

    3.2 km

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

    ADRIAN CLARK HOUSE, SAWMILLS LANE, MEADOWFIELD, DURHAM, DH7 8NH

    ODS code A83022

    3.2 km

  • WILLINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL STREET, WILLINGTON, CROOK, DL15 0EQ

    ODS code A83003

    4.1 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

  • Ox Close Farm

    BCT · Willington

    1.1 miles

  • Carr Lane-Canterbury Close

    BCT · Spennymoor

    1.1 miles

  • Carr Lane-Buttermere

    BCT · Spennymoor

    1.2 miles

  • Carr Lane-Rossmere

    BCT · Spennymoor

    1.3 miles

  • Little White Farm

    BCT · Brancepeth

    1.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 038A, 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

18,223 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
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

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Grange Learning Centre is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

32 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 9 events.

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