DL17 0BB

Ferryhill · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ferryhill
Local authority
County Durham
Postcode district
DL17
Postcode sector
DL17 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL17 0BA 64 m
DL17 0AD 83 m
DL17 0BY 89 m
DL17 0AP 103 m
DL17 0AS 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL17 0BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2010
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL17
Postcode sector
DL17 0
Latitude
54.679263
Longitude
-1.533210
British National Grid easting
430,197
British National Grid northing
531,677

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Ferryhill · E05016177
Parish or community
E04010628
Output area
E00105584
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 053G · E01034506
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 053 · E02004338

Postcode source versions

Explore DL17

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Wolseley Street, Ferryhill, DL17 0BB 22 February 2008 £40,000
25, Wolseley Street, Ferryhill, DL17 0BB 31 March 2005 £15,500
22, Wolseley Street, Ferryhill, DL17 0BB 31 March 2005 £15,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
1
  1. Ferryhill Station Primary School

    Community school

    532 m
  2. Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  3. The Woodlands

    Pupil referral unit

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
841
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 347
  • Criminal damage and arson 104
  • Anti social behaviour 95
  • Public order 60
  • Other theft 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL17 0 residents
5,673

Age bands in DL17 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

900 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

616 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.6%

1,441 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

1,601 residents

Age 65 and over
19%

1,071 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 straight-line

  • FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, DURHAM ROAD, FERRYHILL, DL17 8JJ

    ODS code A83045

    1.9 km

  • WEST CORNFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    READING STREET, WEST CORNFORTH, FERRYHILL, DL17 9LH

    ODS code A83634

    2.8 km

  • COXHOE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 LANSDOWNE ROAD, COXHOE, DURHAM, DH6 4DH

    ODS code A83027

    4.4 km

  • ST ANDREW'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83001

    4.8 km

  • BISHOPS CLOSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83052

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Chilton Lane - Trafalger St

    BCT · Ferryhill Station

    0.1 miles
  • Chilton Lane - Trafalger St

    BCT · Ferryhill Station

    0.1 miles
  • Eldon Arms

    BCT · Ferryhill Station

    0.1 miles
  • Eldon Arms

    BCT · Ferryhill Station

    0.1 miles
  • Eldon Arms

    BCT · Ferryhill Station

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 053G, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

823 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
1 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ferryhill Station Primary School is the nearest published school at 532 m.

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

Recorded crime

841 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 347 events.

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