DL16 7XY
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Property report — DL16 7XY
Open-data due diligence for DL16 7XY and the area around it.
DL16 7XY in brief: 48 recorded sales (£56,000–£220,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL16 7XY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-25 | £220,000 | 6 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2021-12-20 | £127,000 | 8 YEW CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-11-08 | £180,000 | 12 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2021-02-23 | £155,500 | 14 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2016-01-18 | £90,000 | 11 YEW CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-08-28 | £132,000 | 20 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2012-06-29 | £114,950 | 9 YEW CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-01-28 | £123,000 | 11 YEW CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-10-01 | £110,000 | 4 YEW CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-11-20 | £114,000 | 21 YEW CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2008-04-11 | £159,000 | 2 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2007-03-30 | £137,500 | 11 YEW CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-03-23 | £143,500 | 8 YEW CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-03-23 | £177,950 | 1 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2004-03-05 | £108,000 | 21 YEW CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2004-02-20 | £103,000 | 22 YEW CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-11-10 | £125,000 | 14 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-03-28 | £124,950 | 1 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2002-05-31 | £63,000 | 9 YEW CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-02-15 | £74,500 | 5 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-12-05 | £76,500 | 6 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-06-22 | £75,000 | 18 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-10-27 | £69,500 | 14 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-10-25 | £68,500 | 17 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-08-14 | £75,000 | 6 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-03-17 | £57,450 | 8 YEW CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-02-04 | £58,425 | 21 YEW CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2000-01-24 | £72,250 | 23 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-12-20 | £61,250 | 22 YEW CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-12-15 | £57,237 | 9 YEW CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-12-03 | £79,250 | 18 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-09-30 | £71,000 | 19 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-09-13 | £71,000 | 20 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-05-20 | £59,995 | 8 YEW CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-02-26 | £73,000 | 1 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-12-11 | £59,000 | 7 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-12-02 | £67,000 | 2 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-11-27 | £58,000 | 10 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-11-02 | £67,000 | 17 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-08-28 | £66,500 | 14 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-08-28 | £57,500 | 11 YEW CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-06-30 | £65,500 | 12 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-06-26 | £56,995 | 4 YEW CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-06-26 | £56,000 | 3 YEW CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-05-29 | £71,000 | 16 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-05-21 | £71,500 | 15 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-03-27 | £67,450 | 6 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-03-27 | £71,000 | 5 YEW CLOSE | Detached |
48 recorded sales on DL16 7XY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Middlestone Moor Academy | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Whitworth Park Academy | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| King Street Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| North Park Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Springmoor Grange School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
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: BISHOPS CLOSE MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.5 mi) · ST ANDREW'S MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.5 mi) · FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE (2.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BISHOP AUCKLAND HOSPITAL (3.9 mi) · BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL (3.9 mi) · AUCKLAND PARK HOSPITAL (4.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 61 AND 62, CLYDE TERRACE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · CHURCH OF ST PAUL (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · SPENNYMOOR COTTAGE AND SPENNYMOOR HOUSE (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · WELL (0.5 mi) · MILLER PHARMACY (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Bishop Auckland (3.8 mi) · Bishop Auckland West (4.0 mi) · Shildon (4.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.3 mi) · ALDI (0.5 mi) · Asda (0.5 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 7XY 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 7XY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £151,503 | £163,528 | £92,555 |
| 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% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 94% | 100% |
— = 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
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