DL17 9DF postcode in County Durham, England

DL17 9DF is a postcode in County Durham, in the Ferryhill 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 78% of homes and businesses at DL17 9DF can get it Across County Durham: 85% Typical price £106,000 Homes sold in DL17 9, last 12 months. ▼ 3.6% on the year before Nearest station Newton Aycliffe 8.6 km in a straight line

Where DL17 9DF is, and what is near it

Map of DL17 9DF and what is near it Map of DL17 9DF: its centre point, with the 131 other postcodes in the DL17 9 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. DL17 9AA: also in DL17 9DL17 9AB: also in DL17 9DL17 9AD: also in DL17 9DL17 9AE: also in DL17 9DL17 9AF: also in DL17 9DL17 9AG: also in DL17 9DL17 9AH: also in DL17 9DL17 9AJ: also in DL17 9DL17 9AL: also in DL17 9DL17 9AN: also in DL17 9DL17 9AP: also in DL17 9DL17 9AQ: also in DL17 9DL17 9AR: also in DL17 9DL17 9AS: also in DL17 9DL17 9AT: also in DL17 9DL17 9AU: also in DL17 9DL17 9AW: also in DL17 9DL17 9AX: also in DL17 9DL17 9AY: also in DL17 9DL17 9AZ: also in DL17 9DL17 9BB: also in DL17 9DL17 9BE: also in DL17 9DL17 9BG: also in DL17 9DL17 9BH: also in DL17 9DL17 9BJ: also in DL17 9DL17 9BL: also in DL17 9DL17 9BN: also in DL17 9DL17 9BQ: also in DL17 9DL17 9BU: also in DL17 9DL17 9BW: also in DL17 9DL17 9DA: also in DL17 9DL17 9DD: also in DL17 9DL17 9DE: also in DL17 9DL17 9DG: also in DL17 9DL17 9DH: also in DL17 9DL17 9DJ: also in DL17 9DL17 9DP: also in DL17 9DL17 9DQ: also in DL17 9DL17 9DW: also in DL17 9DL17 9ED: also in DL17 9DL17 9EL: also in DL17 9DL17 9EN: also in DL17 9DL17 9EP: also in DL17 9DL17 9ES: also in DL17 9DL17 9ET: also in DL17 9DL17 9EU: also in DL17 9DL17 9EW: also in DL17 9DL17 9EY: also in DL17 9DL17 9EZ: also in DL17 9DL17 9HA: also in DL17 9DL17 9HD: also in DL17 9DL17 9HE: also in DL17 9DL17 9HF: also in DL17 9DL17 9NG: also in DL17 9DL17 9NH: also in DL17 9DL17 9NJ: also in DL17 9DL17 9NL: also in DL17 9DL17 9NN: also in DL17 9DL17 9NP: also in DL17 9DL17 9NQ: also in DL17 9DL17 9NR: also in DL17 9DL17 9NS: also in DL17 9DL17 9NT: also in DL17 9DL17 9NU: also in DL17 9DL17 9NW: also in DL17 9DL17 9NX: also in DL17 9DL17 9PA: also in DL17 9DL17 9PB: also in DL17 9DL17 9PD: also in DL17 9DL17 9PE: also in DL17 9DL17 9PF: also in DL17 9DL17 9PJ: also in DL17 9 GP 2.4 kmFerryhill School 3.1 kmNewton Aycliffe station 8.6 kmBowburn & Coxhoe DL17 9DF Map of DL17 9DF and what is near it Map of DL17 9DF: its centre point, with the 131 other postcodes in the DL17 9 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GP 2.4 kmShildon station 9.4 kmBowburn & Coxhoe DL17 9DF
  • DL17 9DF
  • Other postcodes in DL17 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 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 54.6816, longitude -1.5269)

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 DL17 9DF?

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 DL17 9DF?

Every home and business at DL17 9DF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 78% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DL17 9DF 78% County Durham 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DL17 9DF 100% County Durham 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 DL17 9DF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Durham County Council's days for DL17 9DF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DL17 9DF 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 DL17 9DF 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 DL17 9DF.

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 DL17 9DF: 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 DL17 9DF 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 DL17 9DF?

Homes in DL17 9 sold for a typical £106,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 31 sales, down 3.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£106,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£110,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £102,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £99,500 8 sales

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

Across the whole DL17 district: a typical £105,000 from 195 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 DL17 9DF

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in DL17 9DF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 September 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 DL17 9DF

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at DL17 9DF. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DL17 9DF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around DL17 9DF. Over half of them (84%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (42%). 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 DL17 9DF

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 £4,370 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,748.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 560 (84%)£1,748
Band Babout 50 (7%)£2,039
Band Cabout 20 (3%)£2,331
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,622
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,205
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,788
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,370
Band Hwithheld£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. 42% Before 1900
  2. 38% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 DL17 9DF is in (ONS area E01034506), 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 DL17 9DF?

The nearest open schools to DL17 9DF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DL17 9DF, 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 DL17 9DF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DL17 9DF is Newton Aycliffe Rail Station, 8.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Newton Aycliffe Rail Station Railway station 8.6 kmDrive
  • Shildon Rail Station Railway station 9.4 kmDrive

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Morrison Terrace, 165 m away.

More stations near DL17 9DF, 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 DL17 9DF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DL17 9DF, 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 DL17 9DF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DL17 9DF 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 DL17 9DF?

The nearest to the centre of DL17 9DF, 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 DL17 9DF?

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 DL17 9DF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DL17 9DF, 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 DL17 9DF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DL17 9DF, 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 DL17 9DF?

The nearest vets to the centre of DL17 9DF 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 DL17 9DF in a conservation area?

The centre of DL17 9DF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 DL17 9DF?

Police.uk records 52 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DL17 9DF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences25 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Public order5 reports
Other theft5 reports
Shoplifting3 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports

Also: other crime 2, criminal damage and arson 1, burglary 1, bicycle theft 1, drugs 1, robbery 1.

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 DL17 9DF

Ward
Ferryhill
Parish
Ferryhill
Region
North East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Larger rural, 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

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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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