DL17 0LL

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 0LN 76 m
DL17 0SL 94 m
DL17 0NH 124 m
DL17 0LP 152 m
DL17 0LW 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL17 0LL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL17
Postcode sector
DL17 0
Latitude
54.653331
Longitude
-1.562986
British National Grid easting
428,295
British National Grid northing
528,779

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Chilton · E05016165
Parish or community
E04010714
Output area
E00105588
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 053I · E01034508
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 053 · E02004338

Postcode source versions

Explore DL17

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Eden Arms Swallow Hotel, Rushyford, Ferryhill, DL17 0LL 13 April 2022 £1,200,000
Eden Arms Swallow Hotel, Rushyford, Ferryhill, DL17 0LL 13 April 2022 £834,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
16
Secondary
3
  1. Chilton Academy

    Academy converter

    811 m
  2. Aycliffe Secure Centre

    Secure units

    1.7 km
  3. Woodham Academy

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
688
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 210
  • Shoplifting 127
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Other theft 44

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

4

within 5 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83066

    2.9 km

  • PEASE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEASE WAY, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5NH

    ODS code A83074

    4.0 km

  • BEWICK CRESCENT SURGERY

    27 BEWICK CRESCENT, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5LH

    ODS code A83037

    4.0 km

  • FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, DURHAM ROAD, FERRYHILL, DL17 8JJ

    ODS code A83045

    4.1 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Eden Arms

    BCT · Rushyford

    0.0 miles
  • Eden Arms

    BCT · Rushyford

    0.1 miles
  • Eden Arms - West

    BCT · Rushyford

    0.1 miles
  • Eden Arms - West

    BCT · Rushyford

    0.1 miles
  • Rushyford Drive

    BCT · Chilton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 053I, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,648 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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 £1,017,000 from 2 recorded sales in DL17 0LL. 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Chilton Academy is the nearest published school at 811 m.

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

Recorded crime

688 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 210 events.

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