Latest record: 23 Jul 2026
AREA GUIDES
County Durham Area Guide
DL16 6AB · County Durham · North East
A clearer picture of local life, the housing market and the things that shape your day.
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WEATHER
Weather this week
Forecast for DL16 6AB.
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OVERVIEW
Overview
A concise snapshot before the detail below.
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE
Around County Durham
DL16 6AB is in the County Durham local authority area. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.
HOUSING MARKET
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Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.
June 2026
June 2026 compared with a year earlier
The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.
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PLANNING
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Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.
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LOCAL LIFE
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What’s around here?
A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.
Food & drink
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Pubs & bars
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Things to do
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Spennymoor War Memorial
Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Things to do · 0.1 miles
Durham Mining Museum
High Street, Spennymoor
Museums · 0.1 miles
Dean and Chapter Colliery
Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Things to do · 1.6 miles
Byers Green War Memorial
Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Things to do · 2.0 miles
Shops & wellbeing
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Card Factory
9 Festival Walk, Spennymoor
Shopping · Less than 0.1 miles
Sophies Nails And Spa
High Street, Spennymoor
Health & wellbeing · Less than 0.1 miles
De Vere's Barber Shop
Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Hair & beauty · Less than 0.1 miles
Well Pharmacy
Saint Andrew's Lane, Spennymoor
Pharmacies · 0.2 miles
Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.
Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE
Living here
Schools, population, reported crime and employment.
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REPRESENTATION
Who represents this area?
Current representation and recent general-election history for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor.
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.
GETTING AROUND
Getting around
Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.
NEARBY CAR PARKS
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The closest useful mapped car parks.
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Nearby fuel prices
View allUp to four forecourts within 5 miles of DL16 6AB, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.
- ASDA BISHOP AUCKLAND SUPERSTORE4.0 mi Unleaded (E10)161.7p11 SepDiesel182.7p11 Sep
- MFG MORRISONS BISHOP AUCKLAND4.2 mi Unleaded (E10)162.9p12 SepDiesel183.9p12 Sep
- GEM WILLINGTON3.0 mi Unleaded (E10)165.9p12 SepDiesel189.9p12 Sep
- EG COCKTON HILL PFS4.5 mi Unleaded (E10)165.9p12 SepDiesel188.9p12 Sep
Official UK Fuel Finder data
EV CHARGING
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Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.
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NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT
Airport information
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Bus and tram stops nearby
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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS
Nearby places & outdoors
Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.
Useful nearby places
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Green space and walks
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Vets near this area
Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around DL16 6AB.
- Wilson Veterinary Group, SpennymoorBishop Auckland DL16 6ASAbout 0.1 miles away
- Durham Equine PracticeDurham DL16 6JFAbout 1.4 miles away
- Veterinary OrthopaedicsBishop Auckland DL14 7LJAbout 3.8 miles away
- Paws: Pride and GroomBishop Auckland DL14 7PEAbout 3.8 miles away
- Wilson Veterinary Group, Bishop AucklandBishop Auckland DL14 7ADAbout 3.9 miles away
- Vets for Pets – Bishop AucklandBishop Auckland DL14 6JNAbout 4.6 miles away
Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.
Find and compare vets near DL16 6ABCoverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around DL16 6AB
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UTILITIES & BROADBAND
Utilities & broadband
BIN DAYS
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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources
Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS / Nomis where available. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.
How to read the figures
Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.
Dataset dates
- Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 23 Jul 2026