Map of DL17 8RX postcode

General information
Postcode DL17 8RX
Post Town Ferryhill
Nearest station Durham (9 km)
Bus stops
Pine Road (SW)
Church (SW)
Church (NE)
Public House (S)
Cornforth Lane (E)
Public House (N)
Number of UPRNs 3 View
Known addresses
School House, East Howle
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 54.704826
Longitude -1.53928
Easting 429786
Northing 534520
Grid reference NZ297345
UTM reference 30U 594121 6062924
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Plus code 9C6WPF46+28
Altitude 99 metres (324 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:34
Sunset (today) 21:37
Distance away
Distance to sea 17 KMs (10.6 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishFerryhillE04010628
Ward Ferryhill E05009063
Unitary Authority County Durham E06000047
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
Population (2011) 3
Households (2011) 1
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
Census output area (2021)E00105598
Census output area (2011)E00105598
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 £164,639
Annual change 2.0%
View all properties sold in the DL postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
School House, East HowleDetached (freehold)Apr 2024£395,000
Detached (freehold)Feb 2019£285,000


View all properties sold in the DL17 8 sector

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