DL17 0LQ

Sedgefield · 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
TS21 2ET 1.6 km
DL17 0LH 1.8 km
DL17 0NP 1.8 km
TS21 2EX 1.8 km
DL17 0NJ 1.9 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL17 0LQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL17
Postcode sector
DL17 0
Latitude
54.636987
Longitude
-1.525607
British National Grid easting
430,719
British National Grid northing
526,976

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010601
Output area
E00105699
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 054B · E01020828
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 054 · E02004339

Postcode source versions

Explore DL17

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Great Isle Farm, Ferryhill, DL17 0LQ 31 March 2025 £2,080,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
18
Primary
12
Secondary
1
  1. Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society

    Special post 16 institution

    2.2 km
  2. North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School

    Other independent special school

    2.3 km
  3. Woodham Academy

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
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 0.1% 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83066

    3.6 km

  • BEWICK CRESCENT SURGERY

    27 BEWICK CRESCENT, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5LH

    ODS code A83037

    3.7 km

  • PEASE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEASE WAY, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5NH

    ODS code A83074

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • West Winds

    BCT · Bradbury

    1.0 miles
  • West Winds

    BCT · Bradbury

    1.0 miles
  • Village

    BCT · Bradbury

    1.0 miles
  • Village

    BCT · Bradbury

    1.1 miles
  • Road End

    BCT · Bradbury

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 054B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,880 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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 £2,080,000 from 1 recorded sale in DL17 0LQ. 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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