Map of DL17 8LG postcode

General information
Postcode DL17 8LG
Post Town Ferryhill
Nearest station Bishop Auckland (9 km)
Bus stops
Durham Road (SE)
Durham Road (NW)
Dean Bank Youth Club (NE)
Clinic-Surgery (SW)
Dean Bank Youth Club (SW)
Darlington Road (N)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 2 View
Known addresses
Old Sorting Office, Durham Road, Ferryhill
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 54.689822
Longitude -1.557356
Easting 428632
Northing 532843
Grid reference NZ286328
UTM reference 30U 592991 6061231
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Plus code 9C6WMCQV+W3
Altitude 157 metres (513 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:54
Sunset (today) 21:32
Distance away
Distance to sea 18.8 KMs (11.7 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishFerryhillE04010628
Ward Ferryhill E05009063
Unitary Authority County Durham E06000047
County County Durham E11000007
Constituency (2024) Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor E14001382
MPAlan StricklandLabour
Police forceDurham
Water companyNorthumbrian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Durham
NUTS/ITL 2 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
NUTS/ITL 1 North East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated June 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
8,619 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£31,100
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural town and fringe
Built up area (2024)FerryhillE63007333
Census output area (2021)E00105599
Census output area (2011)E00105599
Lower layer super output area (2021)County Durham 050DE01020808
Lower layer super output area (2011)County Durham 050DE01020808
Middle layer super output area (2021)Ferryhill East & CornforthE02004336
Middle layer super output area (2011)Ferryhill East & CornforthE02004336
Travel to work areaDurham and Bishop AucklandE30000203
Property sales
Average property price in Darlington £166,278
Annual change 2.9%
View all properties sold in the DL postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Old Sorting Office, Durham Road, FerryhillDetached (freehold)Sep 2010£320,000
Detached (freehold)Jun 2002£97,500


View all properties sold in the DL17 8 sector

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