DL16 7UQ

Spennymoor · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
County Durham
Postcode district
DL16
Postcode sector
DL16 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL16 7TG 23 m
DL16 7TP 32 m
DL16 7TR 38 m
DL16 7TA 40 m
DL16 7TB 61 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL16 7UQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL16
Postcode sector
DL16 7
Latitude
54.695904
Longitude
-1.605894
British National Grid easting
425,500
British National Grid northing
533,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010696
Output area
E00105738
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 052D · E01020835
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 052 · E02004337

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. Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    229 m
  2. Whitworth Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    542 m
  3. Middlestone Moor Academy

    Academy converter

    609 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,238
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 868
  • Anti social behaviour 311
  • Criminal damage and arson 266
  • Shoplifting 191
  • Public order 180

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • BISHOPS CLOSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83052

    616 m

  • ST ANDREW'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83001

    646 m

  • FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, DURHAM ROAD, FERRYHILL, DL17 8JJ

    ODS code A83045

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Charles Street

    BCT · Spennymoor

    0.1 miles
  • Charles Street

    BCT · Spennymoor

    0.1 miles
  • Jackson Street

    BCT · Spennymoor

    0.1 miles
  • Whitworth Terrace

    BCT · Spennymoor

    0.1 miles
  • Chestnut Avenue

    BCT · Spennymoor

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 052D, 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

4,100 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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. Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy is the nearest published school at 229 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,238 published events cover 12 months, averaging 186.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 868 events.

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