DL17 0DA

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 0SR 29 m
DL17 0DX 58 m
DL17 0DU 59 m
DL17 0DE 61 m
DL17 0BW 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL17 0DA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL17
Postcode sector
DL17 0
Latitude
54.674812
Longitude
-1.530191
British National Grid easting
430,395
British National Grid northing
531,183

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

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Property

At this postcode

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24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Wensley Terrace, Ferryhill, DL17 0DA 11 February 2026 £75,000
7, Wensley Terrace, Ferryhill, DL17 0DA 23 August 2024 £30,000
7, Wensley Terrace, Ferryhill, DL17 0DA 31 May 2024 £26,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Ferryhill Station Primary School

    Community school

    60 m
  2. Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  3. The Woodlands

    Pupil referral unit

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
502
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 227
  • Criminal damage and arson 65
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Public order 44
  • Burglary 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

11 female, 10 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.5
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL17 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
90.9%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, DURHAM ROAD, FERRYHILL, DL17 8JJ

    ODS code A83045

    2.4 km

  • WEST CORNFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    READING STREET, WEST CORNFORTH, FERRYHILL, DL17 9LH

    ODS code A83634

    3.2 km

  • COXHOE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 LANSDOWNE ROAD, COXHOE, DURHAM, DH6 4DH

    ODS code A83027

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Church

    BCT · Chilton Lane

    0.0 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Chilton Lane

    0.0 miles
  • Surtees Arms

    BCT · Chilton Lane

    0.1 miles
  • Surtees Arms

    BCT · Chilton Lane

    0.1 miles
  • Cochrane Terrace

    BCT · Chilton Lane

    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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £30,000 from 7 recorded sales in DL17 0DA. 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

Published establishments

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ferryhill Station Primary School is the nearest published school at 60 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

502 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 227 events.

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