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DL16 7WJ

Tudhoe · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Spennymoor
Ward
Tudhoe
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Postcode district
DL16
Postcode sector
DL16 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL16 7WH 36 m
DL16 7WL 54 m
DL16 7WG 103 m
DL16 7WE 110 m
DL16 7WF 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL16 7WJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL16
Postcode sector
DL16 7
Latitude
54.694136
Longitude
-1.590350
British National Grid easting
426,503
British National Grid northing
533,309

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
E00183290
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 049C · E01020820
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 049 · E02004335

Postcode source versions

Explore DL16

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Sunnybrow Close, Spennymoor, DL16 7WJ 29 November 2024 £574,336

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
17
Secondary
2

  1. North Park Primary School

    Community school

    714 m

  2. Tudhoe Moor Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    973 m

  3. King Street Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,877
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 718
  • Anti social behaviour 250
  • Criminal damage and arson 229
  • Shoplifting 178
  • Public order 154

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
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

  • ST ANDREW'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83001

    796 m

  • BISHOPS CLOSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83052

    851 m

  • FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, DURHAM ROAD, FERRYHILL, DL17 8JJ

    ODS code A83045

    2.2 km

  • WEST CORNFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    READING STREET, WEST CORNFORTH, FERRYHILL, DL17 9LH

    ODS code A83634

    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

  • Steam Mill PH

    BCT · Merrington Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Roundabout

    BCT · Merrington Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Steam Mill PH

    BCT · Merrington Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Roundabout

    BCT · Merrington Lane

    0.2 miles

  • Vyners Close

    BCT · Merrington Lane

    0.2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £574,336 from 1 recorded sale in DL16 7WJ. 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. North Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 714 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,877 published events cover 12 months, averaging 156.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 718 events.

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