UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/dl16
DL16Spennymoor, County Durham, England
House prices in DL16, Spennymoor
Homes in DL16 sold for a median of £147,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 644 standard sales.
That makes it the fifth cheapest of the 17 DL postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 183 | £225,000 | £195,000 to £279,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 224 | £147,000 | £120,000 to £173,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 226 | £100,000 | £79,000 to £133,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 11 | £64,500 | £61,000 to £86,000 | Too few |
Only 21 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Terraced houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 35% and 35% of sales.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.5 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Flats here sold for a median of £64,500, 20% less than the £80,500 typical of the 3 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in DL16
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in DL16 7, around Spennymoor, with a median of £155,000, and lowest in DL16 6, around Spennymoor, at £140,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in DL16 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 83 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| DL16 6LG | £519,000 | 4 |
| DL16 7GP | £330,500 | 4 |
| DL16 7YQ | £276,000 | 4 |
| DL16 7YD | £265,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6GD | £260,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6PF | £260,000 | 7 |
| DL16 7FB | £240,000 | 5 |
| DL16 6PD | £225,000 | 5 |
| DL16 7BL | £225,000 | 4 |
| DL16 7QJ | £219,500 | 6 |
| DL16 7HE | £218,500 | 6 |
| DL16 6NQ | £210,000 | 7 |
| DL16 7GQ | £207,500 | 6 |
| DL16 6NU | £205,500 | 4 |
| DL16 7GX | £194,000 | 7 |
| DL16 7GR | £192,500 | 3 |
| DL16 7FA | £191,500 | 3 |
| DL16 6SG | £190,000 | 5 |
| DL16 6PE | £188,000 | 6 |
| DL16 6LN | £187,500 | 4 |
| DL16 7GW | £186,500 | 22 |
| DL16 7GB | £186,000 | 3 |
| DL16 7US | £182,500 | 5 |
| DL16 6SA | £180,000 | 7 |
| DL16 6TT | £180,000 | 5 |
| DL16 7QF | £180,000 | 4 |
| DL16 6FP | £175,000 | 5 |
| DL16 7BZ | £175,000 | 5 |
| DL16 7GU | £175,000 | 20 |
| DL16 6TY | £173,000 | 4 |
| DL16 7XZ | £170,000 | 3 |
| DL16 7FQ | £168,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6TX | £165,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6TR | £164,000 | 3 |
| DL16 7FU | £164,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6LT | £162,500 | 4 |
| DL16 7GT | £161,000 | 12 |
| DL16 7BX | £160,000 | 3 |
| DL16 7WA | £160,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6NH | £157,500 | 6 |
| DL16 7FN | £157,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6NB | £156,500 | 14 |
| DL16 7WD | £154,000 | 4 |
| DL16 7UW | £150,000 | 7 |
| DL16 7UU | £149,000 | 4 |
| DL16 6PG | £148,000 | 3 |
| DL16 7FX | £146,000 | 4 |
| DL16 6UW | £140,000 | 3 |
| DL16 7AB | £140,000 | 4 |
| DL16 6XT | £138,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6SW | £135,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6UN | £135,000 | 4 |
| DL16 6UU | £135,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6UL | £132,500 | 4 |
| DL16 7FD | £131,500 | 8 |
| DL16 6LY | £130,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6SY | £120,000 | 3 |
| DL16 7SL | £120,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6EB | £118,000 | 4 |
| DL16 6RB | £115,000 | 3 |
| DL16 7JJ | £115,000 | 4 |
| DL16 7UL | £112,000 | 4 |
| DL16 6SR | £110,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6LU | £105,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6SL | £105,000 | 5 |
| DL16 6NX | £100,000 | 5 |
| DL16 6TG | £97,000 | 5 |
| DL16 6EZ | £95,000 | 5 |
| DL16 7AQ | £93,500 | 4 |
| DL16 6NS | £92,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6SS | £91,000 | 5 |
| DL16 6DN | £90,000 | 5 |
| DL16 7TN | £90,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6NG | £88,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6RR | £85,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6EP | £79,000 | 7 |
| DL16 6HQ | £75,000 | 3 |
| DL16 7AU | £71,000 | 3 |
| DL16 6AJ | £65,000 | 3 |
| DL16 7NG | £65,000 | 5 |
| DL16 6AW | £64,000 | 3 |
| DL16 7TZ | £62,000 | 3 |
| DL16 7TD | £46,500 | 4 |
Prices over time
The median rose 16%, from £125,000 in 2016 to £145,000 in 2025, less than the 33% rise for a typical district in the North East.
Coal mining
All 612 live postcodes in DL16 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).
Postcode districts in the County Durham council area
Median sale price of the 21 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. DL16 is the tenth cheapest. DL16 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- TS27 Hartlepool£169,000
- DH2 Chester le Street£167,000
- TS28 Wingate£165,000
- DL5 Newton Aycliffe£162,500
- DL13 Bishop Auckland£160,000
- DH7 Durham£150,000
- DH8 Consett£148,000
- DL16 Spennymoor, this district£147,000
- DH6 Durham£136,000
- SR7 Seaham£130,000
- DL14 Bishop Auckland£125,000
- DL15 Crook£120,500
- DH9 Stanley£115,500
- TS29 Trimdon Station£109,500
- DL17 Ferryhill£100,000
All 21 districts in County Durham, ranked
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £67,000 for a terraced house on St Pauls Close to £295,000 for a detached house on Farndale.
The latest standard sales recorded in DL16. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 52 South ViewSold for £165,000
- 14 Nelson WalkSold for £174,500
- 57 High CroftSold for £140,000
- 25 Meadow GreenSold for £125,000
- 25 Stanhope CloseSold for £123,000
- 105 MayfieldsSold for £110,000
- 4 St Pauls CloseSold for £67,000
- 70 St Andrews RoadSold for £87,950
- 8 FarndaleSold for £295,000
- 67 Rokeby WaySold for £147,500
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Willis Road, Middlestone Moor£189,00029 sales
- Bewick Way, Middlestone Moor£175,00020 sales
- Watson Park, Spennymoor£156,50020 sales
- Rokeby Way, Spennymoor£144,00013 sales
- Maxey Drive, Middlestone Moor£161,00012 sales
Living in DL16
Crime
121 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 87 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 93% of homes can get it
Higher than 69 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
62% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,622 a year in County Durham for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 92 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of DL16, from the sales in DL16, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Ferryhill 37 sales£164,000
- Spennymoor 341 sales£155,000
- Tudhoe 293 sales£140,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | |
| B | 22 | |
| C | 302 | |
| D | 184 | |
| E | 26 | |
| F | 4 | |
| G | 4 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | ||
| 54 | ||
| 63 | ||
| 91 | ||
| 89 | ||
| 31 | ||
| 88 | ||
| 66 |
About these figures
The figures come from 644 standard sales in DL16, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.