DL11 postcode area guide — County Durham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DL11 postcode district in County Durham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DL11
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
52.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
17.7%
Gigabit-capable
17.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
5.9%
Broadband availability in the DL11 postcode district (County Durham) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 451 postcodes Ofcom measures in DL11, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 52.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 17.7%.
Around 5.9% of premises in DL11 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in DL11
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DL11 6AA | 0% | 0% |
| DL11 6AB | 33.3% | 0% |
| DL11 6AD | 0% | 0% |
| DL11 6AE | 94.7% | 94.7% |
| DL11 6AF | 0% | 0% |
| DL11 6AG | 0% | 0% |
| DL11 6AJ | 0% | 0% |
| DL11 6AL | 0% | 0% |
| DL11 6AN | 0% | 0% |
| DL11 6AP | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around County Durham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider County Durham district (269,279 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
86.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
39.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
88.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in DL11
Based on 65 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DL11 is £360,000, down 7.7% on the previous year (£390,000).
Detached
£455,000
21 sales
Semi-detached
£315,000
14 sales
Terraced
£265,000
19 sales
Latest recorded sales in DL11
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £205,000 | Detached | DL11 7SB | |
| 11 May 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced | Silver Street | DL11 6SP |
| 5 May 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Watling Close | DL11 7JE |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £585,000 | Other | DL11 6BN | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Other | DL11 6EY | |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £645,000 | Semi-detached | Rose Cottage | DL11 7QB |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £291,500 | Terraced | DL11 6QG | |
| 24 Mar 2026 | £360,000 | Detached | DL11 6TJ | |
| 24 Mar 2026 | £860,000 | Detached | DL11 7JL | |
| 9 Mar 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced | DL11 6LE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? County Durham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider County Durham district (522,068 residents, 234,764 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.9% |
| 15–29 | 22.7% |
| 30–44 | 17.5% |
| 45–64 | 21.6% |
| 65+ | 21.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.5% |
| Private rented | 17.2% |
| Social rented | 10.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DL11
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 68 | DL11 7AY |
| Reeth Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 63 | DL11 6SP |
| Ravensworth Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 35 | DL11 7ET |
| Gunnerside Methodist Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 31 | DL11 6LE |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in DL11
72 rated food businesses operate in DL11. 65 hold the top rating of 5, 1 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Barningham Village Hall, Bolton Arms, Butt House Guest House, Coghlans at Barningham, Crackling Hog Roast.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DL11
From a sample of 86 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 DL11 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band E). 10% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
1%
Band C
8%
Band D
24%
Band E
35%
Band F
23%
Band G
7%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for County Durham
Landlines around DL11 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.