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DL16 7YY

Ferryhill · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ferryhill
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Postcode district
DL16
Postcode sector
DL16 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL16 7HB 291 m
DL16 7WF 431 m
DL16 7XL 431 m
DL16 7SD 436 m
DL16 7UL 443 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL16 7YY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL16
Postcode sector
DL16 7
Latitude
54.691385
Longitude
-1.598181
British National Grid easting
426,000
British National Grid northing
533,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Ferryhill · E05016177
Parish or community
E04010696
Westminster constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor · E14001382
Output area
E00183280
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 052B · E01020822
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
24
Primary
16
Secondary
2

  1. The Oaks Secondary School

    Community special school

    830 m

  2. Middlestone Moor Academy

    Academy converter

    864 m

  3. Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    937 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,013
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 781
  • Anti social behaviour 272
  • Criminal damage and arson 248
  • Shoplifting 178
  • Public order 166

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

  • ST ANDREW'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83001

    919 m

  • BISHOPS CLOSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83052

    942 m

  • FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, DURHAM ROAD, FERRYHILL, DL17 8JJ

    ODS code A83045

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Vyners Close

    BCT · Merrington Lane

    0.2 miles

  • Vyners Close

    BCT · Merrington Lane

    0.2 miles

  • Roundabout

    BCT · Merrington Lane

    0.2 miles

  • Roundabout

    BCT · Merrington Lane

    0.2 miles

  • Water House

    BCT · North Close

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 052B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,865 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Oaks Secondary School is the nearest published school at 830 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,013 published events cover 12 months, averaging 167.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 781 events.

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