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DL17 0HZ

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
Constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Postcode district
DL17
Postcode sector
DL17 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL17 0HF 71 m
DL17 0HX 78 m
DL17 0JE 97 m
DL17 0HE 108 m
DL17 0HU 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL17 0HZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL17
Postcode sector
DL17 0
Latitude
54.662931
Longitude
-1.558837
British National Grid easting
428,556
British National Grid northing
529,849

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
Westminster constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor · E14001382
Output area
E00105573
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 053D · E01020805
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 053 · E02004338

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Tennyson Road, Chilton, Ferryhill, DL17 0HZ 28 May 2026 £68,000
18, Tennyson Road, Chilton, Ferryhill, DL17 0HZ 28 May 2026 £92,879
8, Tennyson Road, Chilton, Ferryhill, DL17 0HZ 20 March 2025 £52,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
17
Secondary
2

  1. Chilton Academy

    Academy converter

    410 m

  2. Aycliffe Secure Centre

    Secure units

    706 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
684
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 208
  • Shoplifting 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Other theft 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

27 female, 16 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.8% 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+
94.4%
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

4

within 5 km

  • FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, DURHAM ROAD, FERRYHILL, DL17 8JJ

    ODS code A83045

    3.0 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83066

    4.0 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

    4.9 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

  • Wheatsheaf

    BCT · Chilton

    0.1 miles

  • West Chilton Tce East End

    BCT · Chilton

    0.1 miles

  • West Chilton Tce East End

    BCT · Chilton

    0.1 miles

  • Wheatsheaf

    BCT · Chilton

    0.1 miles

  • Football Ground

    BCT · Chilton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 053D, 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

2,274 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

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 £72,000 from 5 recorded sales in DL17 0HZ. 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. Chilton Academy is the nearest published school at 410 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

684 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 208 events.

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