Latitude: 54.6737 / 54°40'25"N
Longitude: -1.5957 / 1°35'44"W
OS Eastings: 426172
OS Northings: 531036
OS Grid: NZ261310
Mapcode National: GBR KG9D.BD
Mapcode Global: WHC53.GSCF
Plus Code: 9C6WMCF3+FP
Maidenhead Locator System: IO94eq81
What Three Birds: avocet.spoonbill.kittiwake
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
DL16 7JD is a primarily residential postcode in Kirk Merrington, County Durham. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is C.
Residential buildings are primarily semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £123,145 to £309,890 with an average of £191,343.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1930 and 1949.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is D.
The average commercial rateable value is £1,675. The most common recorded business type is Community Centre.
Kirk Merrington is a village, which had a population of 799 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 27 people resident in DL16 7JD, of which 12 were male and 15 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
DL16 7JD is in the Durham and Bishop Auckland travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the County Durham Primary Care Trust.
DL16 7JD is approximately 178m (584ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in DL16 7JD
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DL16 7JD
1b1: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Rural Life
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DL16 7JD
England E1: a rural village surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
0/10 (Nonexistent)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near DL16 7JD include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland and Lidl. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DL16 7JD are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Durham County Council
Ward
Ferryhill
Councillors
Peter Atkinson (Labour)
Joe Quinn (Conservative)
Curtis Bihari (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
MP
Dehenna Davison (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DL16 7JD.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DL16 7JD.
Kirk Merrington Primary School
South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7JB
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Middlestone Moor Primary School
Rock Road, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7DA
Community School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Coundon
Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 8NN
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Victoria Lane Academy
Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 8NN
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School
Dean Bank, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8PP
Community School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
Ferryhill Business Enterprise College
Merrington Road, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8RW
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Whitworth Park School and Sixth Form College
Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7LN
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7JZ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Woodham Academy
Washington Crescent, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 4AX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School
Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7LF
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Bishop Barrington School A Sports with Mathematics College
Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6LA
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
St John's School & Sixth Form College - A Catholic Academy
Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6JT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Parkside Academy
Hall Lane Estate, Willington, Crook, County Durham, DL15 0QF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Sedgefield Community College
Hawthorn Road, Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, TS21 3DD
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Crossgate Moor, Durham, County Durham, DH1 4SU
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.