DL16 6DY
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Property report — DL16 6DY
Open-data due diligence for DL16 6DY and the area around it.
DL16 6DY in brief: 18 recorded sales (£32,000–£260,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL16 6DY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DL16 6 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£135,182
Population
15,295
Crimes recorded
73
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
89%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DL16 6, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (49 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-06 | £165,000 | 13 GERARD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2022-10-31 | £260,000 | 4A GERARD STREET | Detached |
| 2018-11-30 | £178,950 | 28 GERARD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2017-01-23 | £120,000 | 9 GERARD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2012-05-24 | £125,000 | 11A GERARD STREET | Detached |
| 2007-08-20 | £150,000 | 19 GERARD STREET | Detached |
| 2007-02-13 | £142,000 | 6 GERARD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2003-11-14 | £95,000 | 19 GERARD STREET | Detached |
| 2001-11-16 | £38,925 | 7A GERARD STREET | Detached |
| 2001-01-03 | £39,950 | 28 GERARD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2000-05-18 | £51,000 | 1 GERARD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1998-07-15 | £32,000 | 26 GERARD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1997-11-14 | £59,950 | 7 GERARD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1997-11-05 | £60,000 | 11 GERARD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1997-10-24 | £63,000 | 11 GERARD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1997-07-18 | £59,950 | 28 GERARD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1997-02-28 | £64,000 | 8 GERARD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1995-05-31 | £50,000 | 11 GERARD STREET | Semi-detached |
18 recorded sales on DL16 6DY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springmoor Grange School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| King Street Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| North Park Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Whitworth Park Academy | 0.9 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: ST ANDREW'S MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.2 mi) · BISHOPS CLOSE MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.2 mi) · FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BISHOP AUCKLAND HOSPITAL (4.6 mi) · BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL (4.6 mi) · AUCKLAND PARK HOSPITAL (4.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: SPENNYMOOR SETTLEMENT (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · CHURCH OF ST ANDREW (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · SPENNYMOOR U.D. WAR MEMORIAL WITH DWARF WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATE AROUND (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MILLER PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · BOOTS (0.2 mi) · WELL (0.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Bishop Auckland (4.5 mi) · Bishop Auckland West (4.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Iceland (0.2 mi) · Asda (0.3 mi) · ALDI (0.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 43
- One-person households
- 34%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 6,962
Owned 63% · Social rent 21% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DL16 6.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DL16 6 (May 24–Apr 26, average 67/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DL16 6DY in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictDL16 | SectorDL16 6 | PostcodeDL16 6DY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £151,503 | £135,182 | £97,485 |
| Population | 27,338 | 15,295 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 253 | 73 | — |
| Schools | 13 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 88% | 89% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DL16 6); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.