DL16 7QX postcode in County Durham, England

DL16 7QX is a postcode in County Durham, in the Spennymoor ward. It is in the Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor parliamentary constituency and the Durham police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at DL16 7QX can get it Across County Durham: 85% Typical price £155,000 Homes sold in DL16 7, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Bishop Auckland 6.1 km in a straight line

Where DL16 7QX is, and what is near it

Map of DL16 7QX and what is near it Map of DL16 7QX: its centre point, with the 312 other postcodes in the DL16 7 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DL16 7BD: also in DL16 7DL16 7FB: also in DL16 7DL16 7FD: also in DL16 7DL16 7FE: also in DL16 7DL16 7FF: also in DL16 7DL16 7FG: also in DL16 7DL16 7FH: also in DL16 7DL16 7FJ: also in DL16 7DL16 7FL: also in DL16 7DL16 7FN: also in DL16 7DL16 7FP: also in DL16 7DL16 7FQ: also in DL16 7DL16 7FR: also in DL16 7DL16 7FS: also in DL16 7DL16 7FT: also in DL16 7DL16 7GB: also in DL16 7DL16 7GE: also in DL16 7DL16 7GF: also in DL16 7DL16 7GG: also in DL16 7DL16 7GH: also in DL16 7DL16 7GJ: also in DL16 7DL16 7GL: also in DL16 7DL16 7GN: also in DL16 7DL16 7GP: also in DL16 7DL16 7GQ: also in DL16 7DL16 7LR: also in DL16 7DL16 7NL: also in DL16 7DL16 7NP: also in DL16 7DL16 7NR: also in DL16 7DL16 7NS: also in DL16 7DL16 7NT: also in DL16 7DL16 7NU: also in DL16 7DL16 7NW: also in DL16 7DL16 7NX: also in DL16 7DL16 7PA: also in DL16 7DL16 7PB: also in DL16 7DL16 7PD: also in DL16 7DL16 7PE: also in DL16 7DL16 7PF: also in DL16 7DL16 7PG: also in DL16 7DL16 7PH: also in DL16 7DL16 7PJ: also in DL16 7DL16 7PL: also in DL16 7DL16 7PN: also in DL16 7DL16 7PP: also in DL16 7DL16 7PQ: also in DL16 7DL16 7PR: also in DL16 7DL16 7PS: also in DL16 7DL16 7PT: also in DL16 7DL16 7PU: also in DL16 7DL16 7PX: also in DL16 7DL16 7PY: also in DL16 7DL16 7QE: also in DL16 7DL16 7QF: also in DL16 7DL16 7QG: also in DL16 7DL16 7QH: also in DL16 7DL16 7QJ: also in DL16 7DL16 7QL: also in DL16 7DL16 7QN: also in DL16 7DL16 7QQ: also in DL16 7DL16 7QR: also in DL16 7DL16 7QS: also in DL16 7DL16 7QU: also in DL16 7DL16 7QW: also in DL16 7DL16 7QY: also in DL16 7DL16 7QZ: also in DL16 7DL16 7RF: also in DL16 7DL16 7RG: also in DL16 7DL16 7RH: also in DL16 7DL16 7RJ: also in DL16 7DL16 7RL: also in DL16 7DL16 7RQ: also in DL16 7 School 1.9 km2 GP practices, 2.5–2.6 kmGP 3.8 km2 railway stations, 6.1–6.3 kmSpennymoor DL16 7QX Map of DL16 7QX and what is near it Map of DL16 7QX: its centre point, with the 312 other postcodes in the DL16 7 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.9 km2 GP practices, 2.5–2.6 kmGP 3.8 kmSpennymoor DL16 7QX
  • DL16 7QX
  • Other postcodes in DL16 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.7069, longitude -1.6359)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DL16 7QX?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DL16 7QX?

None of the homes and businesses at DL16 7QX can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DL16 7QX 0% County Durham 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DL16 7QX 0% County Durham 98%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at DL16 7QX?

BinDayBuddy has not read Durham County Council's days for DL16 7QX today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DL16 7QX on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DL16 7QX at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DL16 7QX.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across County Durham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DL16 7QX: 7,652 properties in County Durham are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for County Durham

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DL16 7QX is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DL16 7QX?

Homes in DL16 7 sold for a typical £155,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 132 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£155,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£155,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £215,000 42 sales
  • Semi-detached £155,000 35 sales
  • Terraced £90,000 53 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DL16 district: a typical £145,000 from 294 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in DL16 7QX

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DL16 7QX from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at DL16 7QX

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at DL16 7QX. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DL16 7QX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 920 homes in the neighbourhood around DL16 7QX. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band A. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (24%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DL16 7QX

Band D in County Durham for 2026‑27: £2,622. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,748 (band A) to £3,788 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,748.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 320 (35%)£1,748
Band Babout 220 (24%)£2,039
Band Cabout 160 (17%)£2,331
Band Dabout 140 (15%)£2,622
Band Eabout 70 (8%)£3,205
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,788
Band Gfewer than 5£4,370
Band Hfewer than 5£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 18% 2000 to 2009
  8. 21% 2010 to 2019
  9. 24% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for County Durham before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DL16 7QX is in (ONS area E01034503), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DL16 7QX?

The nearest open schools to DL16 7QX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DL16 7QX, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to DL16 7QX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DL16 7QX is Bishop Auckland Rail Station, 6.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Bishop Auckland Rail Station Railway station 6.1 kmDrive
  • Bishop Auckland West Station Railway station 6.3 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near DL16 7QX, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near DL16 7QX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DL16 7QX, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DL16 7QX?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DL16 7QX on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DL16 7QX?

The nearest to the centre of DL16 7QX, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DL16 7QX?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DL16 7QX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DL16 7QX, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DL16 7QX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DL16 7QX, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DL16 7QX?

The nearest vets to the centre of DL16 7QX on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DL16 7QX in a conservation area?

The centre of DL16 7QX is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DL16 7QX?

Police.uk records 15 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DL16 7QX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Public order2 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for DL16 7QX

Ward
Spennymoor
Parish
Spennymoor
Region
North East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Around DL16 7QX

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

DL16 7QY490 mDL16 7QZ650 mDL16 7QS800 mDL16 7RG870 mDL16 7QN940 mDL16 7QU970 m
All of DL16

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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