DL16 7HH
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Property report — DL16 7HH
Open-data due diligence for DL16 7HH and the area around it.
DL16 7HH in brief: 25 recorded sales (£62,000–£575,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL16 7HH itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DL16 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£163,528
Population
17,279
Crimes recorded
71
Schools
7
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
87%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DL16 7, 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 (51 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-24 | £255,500 | 2 NORTH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-06-23 | £232,500 | 8 NORTH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-12-19 | £575,000 | 20 NORTH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2022-07-26 | £235,000 | 14 NORTH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-06-29 | £160,000 | 41 NORTH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2021-06-21 | £380,000 | 40 NORTH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2020-11-06 | £248,950 | 43 NORTH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-01-09 | £149,950 | 12 NORTH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-09-25 | £300,000 | 21 NORTH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2014-08-27 | £139,000 | 14 NORTH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-03-15 | £250,000 | HILL COTTAGE, 1 NORTH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2012-08-30 | £175,000 | 8 NORTH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-09-09 | £175,000 | 11 NORTH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-08-25 | £182,000 | 8 NORTH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-05-26 | £315,000 | 44 NORTH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2004-09-10 | £265,000 | 17 NORTH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2002-03-26 | £135,000 | 7 NORTH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-10-12 | £79,950 | ROWAN COTTAGE, 16 NORTH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-06-29 | £70,000 | 10 NORTH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-01-24 | £68,500 | 8 NORTH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-10-08 | £95,000 | 46 NORTH CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-07-23 | £80,000 | 15 NORTH CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-11-03 | £73,000 | 36 NORTH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-12-16 | £64,000 | 37 NORTH CLOSE | Detached |
| 1996-05-31 | £62,000 | 6 NORTH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
25 recorded sales on DL16 7HH. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Merrington Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Middlestone Moor Academy | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Ferryhill School | 0.9 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Whitworth Park Academy | 1.0 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| North Park Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
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 (1.1 mi) · BISHOPS CLOSE MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.1 mi) · FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BISHOP AUCKLAND HOSPITAL (3.7 mi) · BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL (3.7 mi) · AUCKLAND PARK HOSPITAL (3.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: GRAVE COVER AGAINST WEST WALL OF BOILER HOUSE NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST (Grade II*) (0.4 mi) · GRAVE COVER 1.5 METRES EAST OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (1.1 mi) · WELL (1.1 mi) · MILLER PHARMACY (1.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Bishop Auckland (3.6 mi) · Bishop Auckland West (3.8 mi) · Shildon (4.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (1.0 mi) · Asda (1.1 mi) · ALDI (1.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 33%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 7,733
Owned 62% · Social rent 22% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DL16 7.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DL16 7 (May 24–Apr 26, average 63/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DL16 7HH 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 7 | PostcodeDL16 7HH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £151,503 | £163,528 | £190,614 |
| Population | 27,338 | 17,279 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 253 | 71 | — |
| Schools | 13 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 88% | 87% | 65% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 94% | 65% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DL16 7); 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 2 July 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.