The UK Postcode Database

DL16 6LU

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980
DL16 6LU Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with DL16 6LU

Witton Drive - 34 properties, USRN 33909985

Warwick Close - 1 property, USRN 33909972

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7072 / 54°42'26"N

Longitude: -1.5981 / 1°35'53"W

UTM Reference: 30U 590323 6063116

OS Easting: 425992

OS Northing: 534764

OS Grid: NZ259347

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KG80.SC

Mapcode Global: WHC4X.FY67

Open Location Code: 9C6WPC42+VP

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94eq89

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a3

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Terraced Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 26309 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for DL16 6LU on Saturday 6 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 01:50
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:37
Sunrise 04:32
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:05
Sunset 21:37
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:32
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:19
Hours of daylight today04:02 to 22:07
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:07 to 04:01
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 09:43

For a full sun and moon calendar for DL16 6LU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DL16 6LU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
8 March 2024 38 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £93,000
25 January 2023 19 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £112,500
18 February 2022 20 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £160,000
18 November 2021 3 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
25 June 2021 38 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £77,000
30 April 2021 40 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £73,000
12 February 2021 28 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £86,000
10 August 2018 17 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £96,000
10 May 2018 19 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £95,500
11 August 2017 22 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Semi-detached Freehold £93,000
12 April 2017 22 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Semi-detached Freehold £71,500
28 February 2017 36 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £85,000
8 December 2016 32 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £90,000
22 July 2016 1 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Semi-detached Freehold £124,000
10 March 2016 32 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £40,000
30 October 2015 44 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £80,500
23 October 2015 44 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £82,500
26 May 2015 19 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £93,500
30 January 2015 28 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £85,000
28 July 2014 14 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £100,000
9 September 2011 34 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £65,000
26 August 2011 38 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £69,950
19 August 2011 7 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Semi-detached Freehold £124,000
24 June 2011 38 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £75,000
22 June 2010 9 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Semi-detached Freehold £55,000
29 May 2009 28 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £75,000
22 May 2009 28 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £80,000
2 May 2008 17 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £102,000
18 April 2008 28 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £97,000
11 April 2008 36 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £99,500
7 December 2007 20 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £168,000
23 February 2007 44 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £96,500
20 July 2006 26 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Detached Freehold £95,000
30 November 2005 24 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £80,000
9 September 2005 20 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £142,500
22 April 2005 40 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £86,000
29 October 2004 40 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £88,000
10 September 2004 15 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Semi-detached Freehold £109,950
11 June 2004 22 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Semi-detached Freehold £82,950
12 September 2003 26 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Detached Freehold £62,500
5 September 2003 15 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Semi-detached Freehold £73,950
30 May 2003 28 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £55,000
31 January 2003 38 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £53,500
13 December 2002 11 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Semi-detached Freehold £94,000
8 March 2002 38 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £31,000
12 April 2001 19 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £47,000
23 March 2001 34 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £16,000
9 February 2001 9 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Semi-detached Freehold £40,000
29 September 2000 7 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Semi-detached Freehold £51,000
2 June 2000 28 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £31,000
12 May 2000 36 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £36,500
2 December 1999 30 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £37,900
23 July 1999 17 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £42,000
9 November 1998 26 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Detached Freehold £30,000
6 November 1998 30 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £35,950
31 March 1998 30 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £23,000
16 December 1997 30 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £19,000
4 April 1997 8 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Semi-detached Freehold £49,950
27 March 1997 40 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £35,000
7 March 1997 34 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £33,950
14 March 1996 36 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £32,500
15 December 1995 36 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £32,000
30 June 1995 38 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £32,000
23 June 1995 30 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £36,000
17 March 1995 15 Witton Drive, Spennymoor DL16 6LU Semi-detached Freehold £40,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for DL16 6LU

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

MP

Alan Strickland Labour

DL16 6LU also falls within the Civil Parish of Spennymoor, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DL16 6LU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00105650 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01020817 County Durham 047A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004333 County Durham 047 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04010696 Spennymoor Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E05016198 Tudhoe Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 1 May 2025 DLUHC
E06000047 County Durham Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E12000001 North East Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001382 Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000008 Durham Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000203 Durham and Bishop Auckland Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33001914 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000025 North East Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 13 January 2011 BEIS
E38000234 NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000012 North East and Yorkshire NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E54000050 Cumbria and North East Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000029 Northern Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2020 NHS England
E63007326 Spennymoor Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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