DL16 7JB

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DL16 7JB	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 7JB

South View - 21 properties, USRN 33910348

Belle Vue Street - 14 properties, USRN 33909858

Kirkstone Court - 2 properties, USRN 33910342

Beckwith's Lane - 1 property, USRN 33914673

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.6749 / 54°40'29"N

Longitude: -1.596 / 1°35'45"W

UTM Reference: 30U 590534 6059521

OS Easting: 426152

OS Northing: 531167

OS Grid: NZ261311

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KG9C.8Y

Mapcode Global: WHC53.GR7J

Open Location Code: 9C6WMCF3+XJ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94eq81

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

rural village
a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 19428 / 32844

6th decile
slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DL16 7JB on Friday 12 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	01:29
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:33
Sunrise	04:29
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:06
Sunset	21:42
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:38
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:43

Hours of daylight today	03:59 to 22:12
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:12 to 03:59
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Rises	01:12
Moon sets	18:09

For a full sun and moon calendar for DL16 7JB, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DL16 7JB

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
23 June 2023	15 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Detached	Freehold	£238,000
27 January 2023	10 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Semi-detached	Freehold	£121,500
8 July 2022	4 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£125,000
25 June 2021	10 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Semi-detached	Freehold	£106,000
28 September 2018	8 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£87,950
3 November 2016	4 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£87,000
6 March 2015	6 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£80,000
14 November 2014	10 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Semi-detached	Freehold	£92,500
6 June 2014	4 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£69,000
3 June 2014	11 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£118,000
1 February 2012	6 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£76,000
4 October 2011	19 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Detached	Freehold	£295,000
27 November 2009	6 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£76,455
2 October 2009	6 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£100,000
23 March 2009	11 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Semi-detached	Freehold	£110,000
22 May 2007	5 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Semi-detached	Freehold	£96,500
4 October 2006	6 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£120,000
30 November 2005	19 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Detached	Freehold	£300,000
19 December 2003	3 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£87,500
29 April 2002	8 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£45,000
5 April 2002	14 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Detached	Freehold	£104,000
14 March 2002	15 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Detached	Freehold	£82,500
30 November 2001	1 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£47,000
6 July 2001	6 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£55,250
26 January 2001	3 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£60,000
20 February 1998	4 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£38,000
23 October 1996	8 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£23,000
28 June 1996	4 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£33,000
14 July 1995	9 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Semi-detached	Freehold	£42,000
21 June 1995	1 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£36,000
17 January 1995	3 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£24,500

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 7JB

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

MP

Alan Strickland Labour

DL16 7JB 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 7JB

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00105672		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020822	County Durham 052B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004337	County Durham 052	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04010696	Spennymoor	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E05016177	Ferryhill	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
E33001929		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
E63007341	Kirk Merrington	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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