Ferryhill
Ferryhill is covered by postcode district DL17. It is in the County Durham council area, England.
Every postcode in Ferryhill, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 0
- At medium risk at worst: 0
- At low risk at worst: 0
- At very low risk only: 0
- Not on the at-risk list: 237
Of the 237 postcodes in Ferryhill that ONS places, 237 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 54.6857, longitude -1.5481. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
What is it like to live in Ferryhill?
Homes sold for a typical £85,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 1.2% on the 12 months before. At 205 of the 235 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 237 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 4 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Newton Aycliffe, 8.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Ferryhill?
Homes in Ferryhill sold for a typical £85,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 96 sales, down 1.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £85,999
- 12 months to August 2026
- £85,000
▼ down 1.2% on the 12 months before
Across the whole DL17 district, Ferryhill's main postcode district: a typical £105,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Ferryhill: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Ferryhill?
3 of the 237 postcodes now in use in Ferryhill came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 160 homes sold in Ferryhill were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DL17 district, 5%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Ferryhill | Across the DL17 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 96 (0%) | 3 of 195 (2%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 160 (0%) | 16 of 310 (5%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Ferryhill?
Ofcom reports on 235 of the 237 postcodes in Ferryhill. At 205 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Ferryhill at risk of flooding?
None of the 237 postcodes in Ferryhill is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Ferryhill?
The open schools at the postcodes in Ferryhill. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School200 m 246 pupils, 348 places
- The Woodlands200 m 330 pupils, 100 places
- Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy750 m 248 pupils, 210 places
- Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School850 m 181 pupils, 262 places
- Ferryhill Station Primary School1.7 km 59 pupils, 105 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Ferryhill?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Ferryhill is Newton Aycliffe Rail Station, 8.4 km away in a straight line.
- Newton Aycliffe Rail Station Railway station 8.4 kmDrive
- Shildon Rail Station Railway station 8.7 kmDrive
- Bishop Auckland Rail Station Railway station 8.9 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Ferryhill?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Ferryhill. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Ferryhill and Chilton Medical Practice750 m
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Ferryhill safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 1,677 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Ferryhill over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 114 September 2025
- 143 October 2025
- 108 November 2025
- 138 December 2025
- 100 January 2026
- 109 February 2026
- 132 March 2026
- 156 April 2026
- 180 May 2026
- 162 June 2026
- 178 July 2026
- 157 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: other crime 53, drugs 36, possession of weapons 13, theft from the person 10, robbery 9, bicycle theft 4.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Ferryhill?
- Council
- County Durham
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Police force area
- Durham
- Region
- North East
- Country
- England
- MP
- Alan Strickland (Labour)
All 237 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Ferryhill
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell County Durham about council tax Council tax, on durham.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Ferryhill
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Ferryhill postcodes
237 postcodes in use in Ferryhill, by district:
That district is in the DL postcode area.
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Places near Ferryhill
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Ferryhill's £85,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Ferryhill
- What is it like to live in Ferryhill?
- Homes sold for a typical £85,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 1.2% on the 12 months before. At 205 of the 235 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 237 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 4 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Newton Aycliffe, 8.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Ferryhill?
- Ferryhill is covered by postcode district DL17, across 237 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Ferryhill in?
- Ferryhill is in the County Durham council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Ferryhill?
- Ferryhill is in the Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Alan Strickland (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Ferryhill?
- Homes in Ferryhill sold for a typical £85,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 96 sales, down 1.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Ferryhill?
- In Ferryhill, primary schools at its postcodes include Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School, The Woodlands and Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy; secondary schools at its postcodes include The Woodlands and Ferryhill School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Ferryhill have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Ferryhill is Newton Aycliffe, 8.4 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Ferryhill?
- Ofcom reports on 235 of the 237 postcodes in Ferryhill. At 205 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Ferryhill at risk of flooding?
- None of the 237 postcodes in Ferryhill is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Ferryhill?
- 3 of the 237 postcodes now in use in Ferryhill came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 160 homes sold in Ferryhill were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DL17 district, 5%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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