Spennymoor

Spennymoor is covered by postcode districts DH6, DL16 and DL17. It is in the County Durham council area, England.

Typical price £144,000 Homes sold in Spennymoor, last 12 months. ▼ 0.7% on the year before Gigabit broadband 417 of 489 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 8 of 510 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 6 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 10 7 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Spennymoor, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Spennymoor, by flood risk Of the 510 postcodes in Spennymoor that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 6 are at low risk at worst and 502 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Spennymoor. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A167 DH6 5JQ: not on the flood risk listDH6 5JX: not on the flood risk listDH6 5JZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AA: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AB: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AH: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AL: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AN: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AP: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AR: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AS: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AT: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AU: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AW: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AX: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AY: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6BA: not on the flood risk listDL16 6BB: not on the flood risk listDL16 6BD: not on the flood risk listDL16 6BG: not on the flood risk listDL16 6BH: not on the flood risk listDL16 6BL: not on the flood risk listDL16 6BQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6DD: not on the flood risk listDL16 6DE: not on the flood risk listDL16 6DG: not on the flood risk listDL16 6DJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6DL: not on the flood risk listDL16 6DN: not on the flood risk listDL16 6DP: not on the flood risk listDL16 6DR: not on the flood risk listDL16 6DS: not on the flood risk listDL16 6DT: not on the flood risk listDL16 6DU: not on the flood risk listDL16 6DW: not on the flood risk listDL16 6DX: not on the flood risk listDL16 6DY: not on the flood risk listDL16 6DZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6EA: not on the flood risk listDL16 6EB: not on the flood risk listDL16 6ED: not on the flood risk listDL16 6EF: not on the flood risk listDL16 6EH: not on the flood risk listDL16 6EL: not on the flood risk listDL16 6EN: not on the flood risk listDL16 6EP: not on the flood risk listDL16 6EQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6ER: not on the flood risk listDL16 6ES: not on the flood risk listDL16 6ET: not on the flood risk listDL16 6EU: not on the flood risk listDL16 6EW: not on the flood risk listDL16 6EX: not on the flood risk listDL16 6EY: not on the flood risk listDL16 6EZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6FA: not on the flood risk listDL16 6FE: not on the flood risk listDL16 6FF: not on the flood risk listDL16 6FG: not on the flood risk listDL16 6FH: not on the flood risk listDL16 6FJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6FL: not on the flood risk listDL16 6FN: not on the flood risk listDL16 6FP: not on the flood risk listDL16 6FQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6FR: not on the flood risk listDL16 6FS: not on the flood risk listDL16 6FT: not on the flood risk listDL16 6FW: not on the flood risk listDL16 6FY: not on the flood risk listDL16 6GA: not on the flood risk listDL16 6GD: not on the flood risk listDL16 6GE: not on the flood risk listDL16 6GF: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HA: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HB: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HD: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HE: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HF: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HG: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HH: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HL: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HN: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HP: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HS: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HT: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HU: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HW: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HX: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HY: not on the flood risk listDL16 6HZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6JB: not on the flood risk listDL16 6JE: not on the flood risk listDL16 6JF: not on the flood risk listDL16 6JJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6JL: not on the flood risk listDL16 6JN: not on the flood risk listDL16 6JP: not on the flood risk listDL16 6JR: not on the flood risk listDL16 6JS: not on the flood risk listDL16 6JT: not on the flood risk listDL16 6JU: not on the flood risk listDL16 6JW: not on the flood risk listDL16 6JX: not on the flood risk listDL16 6JY: not on the flood risk listDL16 6JZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6LA: not on the flood risk listDL16 6LB: not on the flood risk listDL16 6LD: not on the flood risk listDL16 6LE: not on the flood risk listDL16 6LF: not on the flood risk listDL16 6LG: not on the flood risk listDL16 6LH: not on the flood risk listDL16 6LJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6LL: not on the flood risk listDL16 6LN: not on the flood risk listDL16 6LP: not on the flood risk listDL16 6LR: not on the flood risk listDL16 6LS: not on the flood risk listDL16 6LW: not on the flood risk listDL16 6LX: not on the flood risk listDL16 6LZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6NB: not on the flood risk listDL16 6ND: not on the flood risk listDL16 6NE: not on the flood risk listDL16 6NF: not on the flood risk listDL16 6NG: not on the flood risk listDL16 6NH: not on the flood risk listDL16 6NL: not on the flood risk listDL16 6NN: not on the flood risk listDL16 6NP: not on the flood risk listDL16 6NQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6NS: not on the flood risk listDL16 6NT: not on the flood risk listDL16 6NU: not on the flood risk listDL16 6NW: not on the flood risk listDL16 6NX: not on the flood risk listDL16 6NY: not on the flood risk listDL16 6NZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6PA: not on the flood risk listDL16 6PD: not on the flood risk listDL16 6PE: not on the flood risk listDL16 6PF: not on the flood risk listDL16 6PG: not on the flood risk listDL16 6PL: not on the flood risk listDL16 6PN: not on the flood risk listDL16 6PP: not on the flood risk listDL16 6PZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6QA: not on the flood risk listDL16 6QB: not on the flood risk listDL16 6QD: not on the flood risk listDL16 6QF: not on the flood risk listDL16 6QG: not on the flood risk listDL16 6QH: not on the flood risk listDL16 6QJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6QL: not on the flood risk listDL16 6QN: not on the flood risk listDL16 6QP: not on the flood risk listDL16 6QQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6QU: not on the flood risk listDL16 6QX: not on the flood risk listDL16 6QY: not on the flood risk listDL16 6QZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RA: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RB: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RE: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RF: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RG: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RH: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RL: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RN: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RP: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RR: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RS: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RT: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RU: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RW: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RX: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RY: not on the flood risk listDL16 6RZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SA: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SB: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SD: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SE: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SF: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SG: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SH: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SL: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SN: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SP: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SR: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SS: not on the flood risk listDL16 6ST: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SU: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SW: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SX: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SY: not on the flood risk listDL16 6SZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TB: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TD: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TE: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TF: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TG: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TH: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TL: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TN: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TP: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TR: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TS: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TT: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TU: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TW: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TX: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TY: not on the flood risk listDL16 6TZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UA: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UB: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UD: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UE: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UF: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UH: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UL: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UN: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UP: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UR: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UT: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UU: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UW: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UX: not on the flood risk listDL16 6UY: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XD: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XE: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XF: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XG: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XH: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XL: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XN: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XP: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XR: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XS: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XT: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XU: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XW: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XX: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XY: not on the flood risk listDL16 6XZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6YJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6YP: not on the flood risk listDL16 6YQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 6YT: not on the flood risk listDL16 6YU: not on the flood risk listDL16 6YW: not on the flood risk listDL16 6YX: not on the flood risk listDL16 6YY: not on the flood risk listDL16 6YZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AA: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AB: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AD: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AE: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AF: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AG: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AH: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AL: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AN: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AP: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AR: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AS: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AT: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AU: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AW: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AX: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AY: not on the flood risk listDL16 7AZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7BA: not on the flood risk listDL16 7BB: not on the flood risk listDL16 7BF: not on the flood risk listDL16 7BG: not on the flood risk listDL16 7BH: not on the flood risk listDL16 7BJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7BL: not on the flood risk listDL16 7BN: not on the flood risk listDL16 7BP: not on the flood risk listDL16 7BQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7BW: not on the flood risk listDL16 7BX: not on the flood risk listDL16 7BY: not on the flood risk listDL16 7BZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DA: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DB: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DD: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DE: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DF: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DG: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DH: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DL: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DN: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DP: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DS: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DT: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DU: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DW: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DX: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DY: not on the flood risk listDL16 7DZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7EA: not on the flood risk listDL16 7EB: not on the flood risk listDL16 7ED: not on the flood risk listDL16 7EE: not on the flood risk listDL16 7EG: not on the flood risk listDL16 7EH: not on the flood risk listDL16 7EJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7EL: not on the flood risk listDL16 7EN: not on the flood risk listDL16 7EP: not on the flood risk listDL16 7EQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7ES: not on the flood risk listDL16 7ET: not on the flood risk listDL16 7EU: not on the flood risk listDL16 7EW: not on the flood risk listDL16 7EX: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FA: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FB: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FD: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FE: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FF: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FG: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FH: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FL: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FN: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FP: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FR: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FS: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FT: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FW: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FX: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FY: not on the flood risk listDL16 7FZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7GB: not on the flood risk listDL16 7GE: not on the flood risk listDL16 7GF: not on the flood risk listDL16 7GG: not on the flood risk listDL16 7GH: not on the flood risk listDL16 7GJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7GL: not on the flood risk listDL16 7GN: not on the flood risk listDL16 7GP: not on the flood risk listDL16 7GQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7GR: not on the flood risk listDL16 7GS: not on the flood risk listDL16 7GT: not on the flood risk listDL16 7GU: not on the flood risk listDL16 7HB: not on the flood risk listDL16 7HD: not on the flood risk listDL16 7HJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LD: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LE: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LF: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LG: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LH: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LL: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LN: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LP: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LR: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LS: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LT: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LW: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LX: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LY: not on the flood risk listDL16 7LZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7NA: not on the flood risk listDL16 7NB: not on the flood risk listDL16 7ND: not on the flood risk listDL16 7NE: not on the flood risk listDL16 7NF: not on the flood risk listDL16 7NG: not on the flood risk listDL16 7QF: not on the flood risk listDL16 7QL: not on the flood risk listDL16 7QW: not on the flood risk listDL16 7RH: not on the flood risk listDL16 7RJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7RL: not on the flood risk listDL16 7RQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7RS: not on the flood risk listDL16 7RW: not on the flood risk listDL16 7RY: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SA: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SB: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SD: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SE: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SF: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SG: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SH: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SL: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SN: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SP: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SR: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SS: not on the flood risk listDL16 7ST: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SU: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SW: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SX: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SY: not on the flood risk listDL16 7SZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TA: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TB: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TD: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TE: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TG: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TH: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TL: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TN: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TP: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TT: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TU: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TW: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TX: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TY: not on the flood risk listDL16 7TZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7UB: not on the flood risk listDL16 7UD: not on the flood risk listDL16 7UE: not on the flood risk listDL16 7UF: not on the flood risk listDL16 7UG: not on the flood risk listDL16 7UH: not on the flood risk listDL16 7UJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7UL: not on the flood risk listDL16 7UN: not on the flood risk listDL16 7US: not on the flood risk listDL16 7UU: not on the flood risk listDL16 7UW: not on the flood risk listDL16 7UY: not on the flood risk listDL16 7WA: not on the flood risk listDL16 7WB: not on the flood risk listDL16 7WD: not on the flood risk listDL16 7WE: not on the flood risk listDL16 7WF: not on the flood risk listDL16 7WG: not on the flood risk listDL16 7WH: not on the flood risk listDL16 7WJ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7WL: not on the flood risk listDL16 7XL: not on the flood risk listDL16 7XX: not on the flood risk listDL16 7XY: not on the flood risk listDL16 7XZ: not on the flood risk listDL16 7YA: not on the flood risk listDL16 7YB: not on the flood risk listDL16 7YD: not on the flood risk listDL16 7YE: not on the flood risk listDL16 7YF: not on the flood risk listDL16 7YG: not on the flood risk listDL16 7YQ: not on the flood risk listDL16 9SW: not on the flood risk listDL17 8RU: not on the flood risk listDL16 6AG: low flood risk at worstDL16 6DB: low flood risk at worstDL16 6DF: low flood risk at worstDL16 6FB: low flood risk at worstDL16 6LY: low flood risk at worstDL16 6QE: low flood risk at worstDL16 6LU: medium flood risk at worstDL16 6LT: high flood risk Spennymoor Map of every postcode in Spennymoor, by flood risk Of the 510 postcodes in Spennymoor that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 6 are at low risk at worst and 502 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Spennymoor. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. A167 Spennymoor
  • A home or business at high risk: 1
  • At medium risk at worst: 1
  • At low risk at worst: 6
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 502

Of the 510 postcodes in Spennymoor that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 6 are at low risk at worst and 502 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 54.7001, longitude -1.6016. 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

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

DL16 6LT3 at high risk

What is it like to live in Spennymoor?

Homes sold for a typical £144,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 0.7% on the 12 months before. At 417 of the 489 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 6 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 8 of its 510 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Bishop Auckland, 6.8 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 Spennymoor?

Homes in Spennymoor sold for a typical £144,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 271 sales, down 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£144,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£145,000
12 months to August 2026
£144,000

▼ down 0.7% on the 12 months before

Detached£240,000 70 sales
Semi-detached£145,000 97 sales
Terraced£105,000 101 sales
Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

Across the whole DL16 district, Spennymoor's main postcode district: a typical £145,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Spennymoor: 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 Spennymoor?

32 of the 510 postcodes now in use in Spennymoor came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 16 of the 299 homes sold in Spennymoor were newly built (5%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DL16 district, 9%.

The newest postcodes

DL16 9ESsince July 2026DL16 9EQsince June 2026DL16 9ERsince June 2026DL16 9XRsince June 2026DL16 9XSsince June 2026DL16 9XTsince June 2026

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

PeriodIn SpennymoorAcross the DL16 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 271 (0%) 8 of 294 (3%)
The 12 months to August 2025 16 of 299 (5%) 31 of 350 (9%)

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 Spennymoor?

Ofcom reports on 489 of the 510 postcodes in Spennymoor. At 417 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit417 of 489
Postcodes where every home can get superfast471 of 489

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 checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Spennymoor at risk of flooding?

8 of the 510 postcodes in Spennymoor have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 6 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 8 of 510 postcodes High: 3Medium: 3Low: 50

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 Spennymoor?

The open schools at the postcodes in Spennymoor. 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

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

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 Spennymoor?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Spennymoor is Bishop Auckland Rail Station, 6.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Bishop Auckland Rail Station Railway station 6.8 kmDrive
  • Bishop Auckland West Station Railway station 7.0 kmDrive
  • Shildon Rail Station Railway station 8.5 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 Spennymoor?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Spennymoor. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Spennymoor safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 2,460 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Spennymoor 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

  1. 219 September 2025
  2. 206 October 2025
  3. 175 November 2025
  4. 176 December 2025
  5. 171 January 2026
  6. 200 February 2026
  7. 230 March 2026
  8. 207 April 2026
  9. 219 May 2026
  10. 224 June 2026
  11. 223 July 2026
  12. 210 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences949 reports
Anti-social behaviour423 reports
Criminal damage and arson275 reports
Public order192 reports
Shoplifting186 reports
Other theft87 reports
Other crime82 reports
Burglary80 reports

Also: vehicle crime 79, drugs 46, robbery 22, possession of weapons 22, theft from the person 13, 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 postcode

Source: 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 Spennymoor?

Council
County Durham
Parliamentary constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Police force area
Durham
Region
North East
Country
England
MP
Alan Strickland (Labour)

All 510 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 Spennymoor

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Spennymoor postcodes

510 postcodes in use in Spennymoor, by district:

DL16 postcode district,506 postcodesDH6 postcode district,3 postcodesDL17 postcode district,1 postcode

Those districts are in the DL postcode area and DH postcode area.

Check a Spennymoor postcode

Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

Do not know the postcode? What is my postcode?

Places near Spennymoor

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Spennymoor's £144,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Ferryhill3.8 km, £85,000Coundon and Leeholme4.5 km, £82,000Chilton5.1 km, £122,000Cornforth5.4 km, £99,000Willington5.8 km, £134,000Brandon6.0 km, £136,000Coxhoe6.4 km, £136,475Bowburn6.5 km, £144,500 All places A to Z

Questions about Spennymoor

What is it like to live in Spennymoor?
Homes sold for a typical £144,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 0.7% on the 12 months before. At 417 of the 489 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 6 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 8 of its 510 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Bishop Auckland, 6.8 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 Spennymoor?
Spennymoor is covered by postcode districts DH6, DL16 and DL17, across 510 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Spennymoor in?
Spennymoor is in the County Durham council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Spennymoor?
Spennymoor 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 Spennymoor?
Homes in Spennymoor sold for a typical £144,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 271 sales, down 0.7% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Spennymoor?
In Spennymoor, primary schools at its postcodes include King Street Primary School, Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy and North Park Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Whitworth Park Academy, Norman Cornish Academy and The Oaks Secondary School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Spennymoor have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Spennymoor is Bishop Auckland, 6.8 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Spennymoor?
Ofcom reports on 489 of the 510 postcodes in Spennymoor. At 417 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Spennymoor at risk of flooding?
8 of the 510 postcodes in Spennymoor have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 6 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Spennymoor?
32 of the 510 postcodes now in use in Spennymoor came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 16 of the 299 homes sold in Spennymoor were newly built (5%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DL16 district, 9%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Something wrong on this page? Report an error and we will check it against the source.