DL17 8DQ

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DL17 8DQ	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 DL17 8DQ

Beech Crescent - 38 properties, USRN 33910381

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.6854 / 54°41'7"N

Longitude: -1.5495 / 1°32'58"W

UTM Reference: 30U 593510 6060752

OS Easting: 429145

OS Northing: 532356

OS Grid: NZ291323

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KGM8.B6

Mapcode Global: WHC54.5HFF

Open Location Code: 9C6WMFP2+56

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94fq44

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

rural town
a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 7b2

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
Young Families in Industrial Towns
Families and Later Life

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 8754 / 32844

3rd decile
more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DL17 8DQ on Thursday 18 June 2026

Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:31
Sunrise	04:28
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:07
Sunset	21:46
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:43

Hours of daylight today	03:58 to 22:16
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:16 to 03:58
Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises	07:12
Moon sets	23:27

For a full sun and moon calendar for DL17 8DQ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DL17 8DQ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
24 November 2022	24 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£100,000
2 February 2022	17 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£79,950
16 October 2020	21 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£78,000
7 February 2020	23 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£65,000
27 September 2019	6 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£75,000
15 March 2019	37 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£98,000
11 January 2019	35 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£60,000
13 July 2018	17 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£70,000
21 May 2018	3 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£70,000
4 May 2018	30 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£72,000
9 February 2018	24 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£79,000
24 November 2015	20 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£89,000
24 August 2015	26 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£62,950
4 July 2014	30 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£60,000
18 November 2013	6 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£61,500
31 August 2012	37 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£80,000
21 December 2011	17 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£62,000
11 February 2011	20 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£78,000
20 May 2010	20 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£105,000
25 January 2008	8 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£86,000
25 May 2007	21 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£93,000
9 February 2007	28 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£84,000
27 October 2006	16 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£68,000
10 August 2006	6 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£75,000
26 May 2006	17 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£80,000
23 September 2005	1 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£90,000
21 January 2005	8 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£68,000
5 November 2004	7 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£73,000
7 May 2004	21 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£50,000
23 June 2003	25 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£42,500
25 April 2003	26 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£46,500
12 December 2002	21 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£44,500
25 October 2002	7 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£39,950
30 August 2002	37 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£42,950
30 August 2002	20 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£24,000
26 July 2002	16 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£31,000
10 May 2002	17 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£28,000
28 April 2000	24 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£33,000
6 March 1998	25 Beech Crescent, Ferryhill DL17 8DQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£31,000

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 DL17 8DQ

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

MP

Alan Strickland Labour

DL17 8DQ also falls within the Civil Parish of Ferryhill, 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 DL17 8DQ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00105547		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020799	County Durham 050C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004336	County Durham 050	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04010628	Ferryhill	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
E33001926		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
E63007333	Ferryhill	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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