DL17 0BL

Chilton · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL17 0BF 136 m
DL17 0AT 138 m
DL17 0HH 146 m
DL17 0FD 169 m
DL17 0HU 184 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL17 0BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL17
Postcode sector
DL17 0
Latitude
54.665390
Longitude
-1.560361
British National Grid easting
428,456
British National Grid northing
530,122

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Chilton · E05016165
Parish or community
E04010608
Output area
E00183311
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 053H · E01034507
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 053 · E02004338

Postcode source versions

Explore DL17

39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Wilkinson Way, Chilton, Ferryhill, DL17 0BL 30 April 2026 £110,000
7, Wilkinson Way, Chilton, Ferryhill, DL17 0BL 26 February 2026 £115,000
20, Wilkinson Way, Chilton, Ferryhill, DL17 0BL 29 September 2025 £123,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
18
Secondary
3
  1. Aycliffe Secure Centre

    Secure units

    421 m
  2. Chilton Academy

    Academy converter

    700 m
  3. Ferryhill Station Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
670
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 203
  • Shoplifting 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Anti social behaviour 71
  • Other theft 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
65

35 female, 30 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL17 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

5

within 5 km

  • FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, DURHAM ROAD, FERRYHILL, DL17 8JJ

    ODS code A83045

    2.7 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP

    COBBLERS HALL, CARERS WAY, BURN LANE, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 4SE

    ODS code A83066

    4.2 km

  • ST ANDREW'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83001

    4.5 km

  • BISHOPS CLOSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83052

    4.6 km

  • WEST CORNFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    READING STREET, WEST CORNFORTH, FERRYHILL, DL17 9LH

    ODS code A83634

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Football Ground

    BCT · Chilton

    0.1 miles
  • Football Ground

    BCT · Chilton

    0.1 miles
  • West Chilton Tce East End

    BCT · Chilton

    0.1 miles
  • West Chilton Tce East End

    BCT · Chilton

    0.2 miles
  • West Chilton Tce West End

    BCT · Chilton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 053H, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,023 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £112,500 from 8 recorded sales in DL17 0BL. 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Aycliffe Secure Centre is the nearest published school at 421 m.

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

Recorded crime

670 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 203 events.

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