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DL17 postcode area · County Durham

The DL17 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham. Area Scores range from 8 to 79 across them. Every full DL17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DL17 district: Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham scores 79 out of 100 (#1,438 of 6,856 nationally) while Ferryhill East & Cornforth sits at 8 — neighbours on the map, 70 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £87,750 in Ferryhill East & Cornforth to £189,500 in Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham — a 2.2× gap within the DL17 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,815a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime99per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied63%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the DL17 district

£105,000median home sold over the past year · +56.7% over 5 years · +16.7% over the year · 268 sales
Detached£230,000
Semi-detached£117,475
Terraced£73,500
Flat—
County Durham£144,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Sedgefield & Bishop MiddlehamCounty Durham 1,43879 £189,500
Newton Aycliffe NorthCounty Durham 2,41165 £182,125
Coxhoe & Quarrington HillCounty Durham 4,35136 £157,000
Spennymoor WestCounty Durham 4,89329 £145,000
Newton Aycliffe EastCounty Durham 5,44820 £123,500
Trimdon & FishburnCounty Durham 5,63318 £100,000
ChiltonCounty Durham 6,05112 £126,000
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill WestCounty Durham 6,08511 £122,500
Ferryhill East & CornforthCounty Durham 6,2708 £87,750

People living in DL17 Census 2021

Residents68,670
Median age (est.)45
Density327per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above27%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 21%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 11%Other: 13%
One person 34%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 39% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in DL17

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DL17 district.

Newton Aycliffe Spennymoor

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DL17.

DL5 TS29 TS28 DH6 DL4 DL16 DH97 DL14

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.