Map of DL16 7XJ postcode

General information
Postcode DL16 7XJ
Post Town Spennymoor, Ferryhill
Nearest station Bishop Auckland (6 km)
Bus stops
Schools (NW)
Green (E)
Green (SE)
Green (W)
Vicarage (SW)
Eden Terrace (NE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 15 View
Known addresses
1 Kirkstone Court, Kirk Merrington
2 Kirkstone Court, Kirk Merrington
3 Kirkstone Court, Kirk Merrington
4 Kirkstone Court, Kirk Merrington
5 Kirkstone Court, Kirk Merrington
6 Kirkstone Court, Kirk Merrington
9 Kirkstone Court, Kirk Merrington
10 Kirkstone Court, Kirk Merrington
11 Kirkstone Court, Kirk Merrington
14 Kirkstone Court, Kirk Merrington
15 Kirkstone Court, Kirk Merrington
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 54.674542
Longitude -1.594972
Easting 426217
Northing 531128
Grid reference NZ262311
UTM reference 30U 590600 6059482
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Plus code 9C6WMCF4+R2
Altitude 184 metres (602 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:15
Sunset (today) 18:16
Distance away
Distance to sea 21.8 KMs (13.5 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishSpennymoorE04010696
Ward Ferryhill E05009063
Unitary Authority County Durham E06000047
County County Durham E11000007
Constituency (2024) Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor E14001382
MPAlan StricklandLabour
Police forceDurham
Water companyNorthumbrian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Durham
NUTS/ITL 2 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
NUTS/ITL 1 North East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1992
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 38
Households (2011) 14
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
19,428 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£37,000
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural village
Built up area (2024)Kirk MerringtonE63007341
Census output area (2021)E00105672
Census output area (2011)E00105672
Lower layer super output area (2021)County Durham 052BE01020822
Lower layer super output area (2011)County Durham 052BE01020822
Middle layer super output area (2021)Spennymoor WestE02004337
Middle layer super output area (2011)Spennymoor WestE02004337
Travel to work areaDurham and Bishop AucklandE30000203
Property sales
Average property price in Darlington £160,127
Annual change 0.5%
View all properties sold in the DL postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
3 Kirkstone Court, Kirk MerringtonDetached (freehold)Oct 2024£275,000
14 Kirkstone Court, Kirk MerringtonDetached (freehold)Jul 2022£210,000
10 Kirkstone Court, Kirk MerringtonSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 2020£140,000
15 Kirkstone Court, Kirk MerringtonDetached (freehold)Apr 2017£163,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 1999£77,500
1 Kirkstone Court, Kirk MerringtonDetached (freehold)Sep 2014£175,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jul 2002£116,500
New build semi-detached (freehold)Mar 1998£87,950
5 Kirkstone Court, Kirk MerringtonDetached (freehold)Jan 2007£205,000
Detached (freehold)Jun 1998£89,000
New build detached (freehold)Sep 1995£85,500
2 Kirkstone Court, Kirk MerringtonDetached (freehold)Aug 2006£191,000
Detached (freehold)May 2003£159,950
4 Kirkstone Court, Kirk MerringtonDetached (freehold)Feb 2005£235,000
New build detached (freehold)Mar 1995£92,550
6 Kirkstone Court, Kirk MerringtonDetached (freehold)Aug 2001£112,000
New build detached (freehold)May 1996£92,550
9 Kirkstone Court, Kirk MerringtonDetached (freehold)Jul 1999£85,995


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