DL16 7HQ maps, stats, and open data

DL16 7HQ lies on North Close in Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor. DL16 7HQ is located in the Ferryhill electoral ward, within the unitary authority of County Durham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Bishop Auckland. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H and the police force is Durham. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

DL16 7HQ maps

DL16 7HQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

DL16 7HQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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DL16 7HQ geodata

Easting	426148
Northing	532070
Latitude	54.683010
Longitude	-1.595957

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is DL16 7HQ?

Street	North Close
Locality	Kirk Merrington
Town/City	Spennymoor
Country	England
Postcode District	DL16
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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DL16 7HQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of DL16 7HQ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	160m	525ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Ferryhill
Constituency	Bishop Auckland

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of DL16 7HQ

December 2021	Burglary	On or near Ridgeside	104m
September 2021	Vehicle crime	On or near Ridgeside	104m
August 2021	Burglary	On or near Ridgeside	104m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to DL16 7HQ

Vyners Close	North Close	85m
The Croft (North Close Road)	North Close	129m
The Croft (North Close Road)	North Close	134m
Farm (North Close Road)	North Close	228m
Vyners Close	North Close	229m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for DL16 7HQ

Broadband access in DL16 7HQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	100.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in DL16 7HQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	3.7Mbps
Average download speed	4.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	7.71Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.5Mbps
Average upload speed	0.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	0.88Mbps

Broadband limitations in DL16 7HQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for DL16 7HQ

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Source: Ofcom
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DL16 7HQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in DL16 7HQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	262,842
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	20,219
Median (kWh/meter)	18,978

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	40,464
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,372
Median (kWh/meter)	2,852

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in DL16 7HQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in DL16 7HQ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

39.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than DL16 7HQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to DL16 7HQ (meters)

Kirk Merrington Community Centre

Merrington Road

710m

The Half Moon

5 Crowther Place

712m

Resolve (Care Northern) Ltd

High View House

735m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to DL16 7HQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
North Close	17:15	09:15	225m
Kirk Merrington	17:15	09:00	711m
Central Drive	17:00	11:15	1,461m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to DL16 7HQ

Facility	Distance
Kirk Merrington Football Pitch Blue House Estate, Kirk Merrington Grass Pitches	1.2km
The Oaks Secondary School Rock Road, Spennymoor Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Artificial Grass Pitch	1.2km
Ferryhill School Merrington Road, Ferryhill Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	1.3km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to DL16 7HQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Kirk Merrington Primary School South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor, DL16 7JB	Primary	994m
Ferryhill School Merrington Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8RW	Secondary	1.3km
The Oaks Secondary School Rock Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7DB	Not applicable	1.3km

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DL16 7HQ ITL and DL16 7HQ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for DL16 7HQ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLC	North East (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLC1	Tees Valley and Durham
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLC14	Durham
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000047	County Durham

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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DL16 7HQ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for DL16 7HQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00105669
LSOA	E01020822	County Durham 052B
MSOA	E02004337	County Durham 052

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to DL16 7HQ

DL16 7HG	Ridgeside	107m
DL16 7HF	Ridgeside	145m
DL16 7HH	North Close	186m
DL16 7HW	Bede Place	600m
DL16 7HS		626m
DL16 7LA	Merrington Heights	636m
DL16 7JU	St Johns Court	637m
DL16 7HL	West View	644m
DL16 7HP	Rockcliffe Terrace	646m
DL16 7HN	Coulton Terrace	669m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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