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DL17 8TH

Ferryhill · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ferryhill
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Postcode district
DL17
Postcode sector
DL17 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL17 8BF 92 m
DL17 8LX 96 m
DL17 8LR 112 m
DL17 8DN 118 m
DL17 8LS 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL17 8TH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL17
Postcode sector
DL17 8
Latitude
54.688227
Longitude
-1.553460
British National Grid easting
428,885
British National Grid northing
532,666

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
Westminster constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor · E14001382
Output area
E00105600
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 050D · E01020808
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 050 · E02004336

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
16
Secondary
2

  1. Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    394 m

  2. Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    432 m

  3. The Woodlands

    Pupil referral unit

    432 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,544
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 576
  • Criminal damage and arson 203
  • Shoplifting 192
  • Anti social behaviour 152
  • Public order 118

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

28 female, 16 male

Postcode households
39
Residents per household
1.1
DL17 8 residents
8,515

Age bands in DL17 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,366 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

910 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.3%

1,839 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

2,424 residents

Age 65 and over
24.2%

2,089 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL17 8 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+
29.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
29.3%
Gigabit-capable
29.3%
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

5

within 5 km

  • FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, DURHAM ROAD, FERRYHILL, DL17 8JJ

    ODS code A83045

    283 m

  • WEST CORNFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    READING STREET, WEST CORNFORTH, FERRYHILL, DL17 9LH

    ODS code A83634

    2.6 km

  • ST ANDREW'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83001

    3.2 km

  • BISHOPS CLOSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83052

    3.2 km

  • COXHOE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 LANSDOWNE ROAD, COXHOE, DURHAM, DH6 4DH

    ODS code A83027

    4.3 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

  • Chestnut Avenue

    BCT · Ferryhill

    0.1 miles

  • Chestnut Avenue

    BCT · Ferryhill

    0.1 miles

  • Clinic-Surgery

    BCT · Ferryhill

    0.1 miles

  • Town Centre

    BCS · Ferryhill

    0.1 miles

  • Town Centre

    BCS · Ferryhill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 050D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,542 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
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.

Schools

Published establishments

23 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 394 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,544 published events cover 12 months, averaging 128.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 576 events.

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