DL16 7HT - Information

Overview

The DL16 7HT postcode is in County Durham, County Durham postcode town, within North East, England region.

For comprehensive crime statistics in the DL16 7HT area, explore the DL16 7HT Crime Rates page.
To explore detailed house prices and statistics in the DL16 7HT area, visit the DL16 7HT House Prices

Location And Map Details
  • Co-ordinates: [ -1.5898122997994106, 54.675620577757364 ]
  • What 3 Words: purgatory.bracelets.throwing
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NameType
Postcode AreaDL16
WardFerryhill
Middle layer Super Output AreaSpennymoor West
Lower Tier Local AuthorityCounty Durham
Upper Tier Local AuthorityCounty Durham
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Travel To Work AreaDurham and Bishop Auckland
Police ForceDurham
NHS Care BoardNHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Electoral wardFerryhill
Westminster Parliamentary ConstituencyBishop Auckland
Multiple Deprivation Index19428

According to the ONS, The nearby area classification is Established farming communities / Rural traits / Mining Legacy, while the work-zone classification is Town fringe countryside.

Nearby Places

The nearest places is Merrington, Kirk(0.06 mi)

  • Merrington, Kirk, (0.06 mi)
  • Merrington, (0.06 mi)
  • Kirk Merrington, (0.10 mi)
  • Sedgefield, (0.32 mi)
  • North Close, (0.67 mi)
Nearby Bus stop

The nearest Bus stop is Vicarage(0.19 mi)

  • Vicarage, (0.19 mi)
  • Vicarage, (0.21 mi)
  • Schools, (0.25 mi)
  • Schools, (0.26 mi)
  • Green, (0.30 mi)
Nearby Railway Station

The nearest Railway Station is Bishop Auckland(3.73 mi)

  • Bishop Auckland, (3.73 mi)
  • Shildon, (3.88 mi)
  • Newton Aycliffe, (4.32 mi)
Nearby Airport

The nearest airport is Teesside Airport(12.74 mi)

  • Teesside Airport, (12.74 mi)
  • Newcastle Airport, (25.39 mi)
Nearby Schools

Below are the nearest schools to the postcode ordered by distance. (data from gov.uk)

NameAgeDistanceDetails
Kirk Merrington Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding4-11DL16 7JB (0.25 mi)Details
Ferryhill SchoolSecondary, Good11-16DL17 8RW (0.82 mi)Details
Nearby Nhs GP

Check out the NHS GPs in nearby area.

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Nearby Amenities

DL16 7HT Demographics

(from Census 2021)

The population of DL167HT is 439 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542.

Age

The average age of people living in the nearby area is 42 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (1759), Between 55 to 64 (1454), and Between 45 to 54 (1452).

Ethinicity

According to the latest census 2021, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English with a total of 435 people, followed by White: Other White with a total of 2.

Education

Regarding education, 139 adults have Level 4, while 49 have No qualifications.

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is Not deprived in any dimension (539), followed by at least Deprived in one dimension (292).

Occupation
The most common occupations in the nearby area are
  • Professional occupations (52)
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (39), and
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (36)
Religion

In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (276), followed by No religion (127).

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (108) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (54), and Small employers and own account workers (50).

Economic Status

Most people in the area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (691), and 480 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Country of Birth

As per the country of birth, most adults are from the United Kingdom (2068) and European Union EU-14 (11).