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Explore DH1 postcode district

Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Old Durham within DH1; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Schools

Open schools nearby
33
Nearby establishment records
64
Primary nearby
22
Secondary nearby
4

All establishment records

1-20 of 64 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DH1 2EY, 526 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 60% expected standard

  • Durham College of Agriculture and Horticulture

    Further education

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    Phase and ages
    16 plus, ages 16-99
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 1 June 1999
    Location
    DH1 3SG, 857 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2021
    Location
    DH1 2JQ, 942 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Standards maintained
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 100% expected standard

  • St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Durham

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2021
    Location
    DH1 2JQ, 942 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 30 November 2024
    Location
    DH1 2HZ, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 85% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 December 2024
    Location
    DH1 2HZ, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Gilesgate Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

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    Phase and ages
    Nursery, ages 3-5
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 15 March 2001
    Location
    DH1 1JJ, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DH1 3DQ, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 74% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DH1 3LE, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Durham Gilesgate Infant School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1995
    Location
    DH1 1PH, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DH1 1PH, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard

  • Gilesgate Junior School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1995
    Location
    DH1 1PH, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • The Durham Free School

    Free schools

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 2 September 2013 · Closed 31 March 2015
    Location
    DH1 1HN, 1.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Bow School

    Other independent school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 22 June 1992
    Location
    DH1 3LS, 1.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Bow School

    Other independent school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 3-13
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 8 December 1997
    Location
    DH1 3LS, 1.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • The Chorister School

    Other independent school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 3-13
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 1957 · Closed 28 September 2021
    Location
    DH1 3EL, 1.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Durham Sixth Form Centre

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    16 plus, ages 16-19
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 October 2023
    Location
    DH1 1SG, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    16 plus, ages 16-19
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 November 2023
    Location
    DH1 1SG, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 3-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 1908
    Location
    DH1 4SZ, 1.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 31.6
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DH1 2PN, 2.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 71% expected standard

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
222
Records within 1 mile
2,531
Months covered
12

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of Old Durham

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of Old Durham.

Monthly records trend data
PeriodRecorded crime events
July 2025191
August 2025209
September 2025206
October 2025242
November 2025236
December 2025204
January 2026185
February 2026189
March 2026213
April 2026216
May 2026218
June 2026222
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 2026222Shoplifting56
May 2026218Violence and sexual offences70
April 2026216Shoplifting55
March 2026213Violence and sexual offences68
February 2026189Violence and sexual offences56
January 2026185Violence and sexual offences66
December 2025204Violence and sexual offences70
November 2025236Violence and sexual offences69
October 2025242Violence and sexual offences71
September 2025206Violence and sexual offences52
August 2025209Violence and sexual offences60
July 2025191Violence and sexual offences67

Every published record

1-25 of 2,531

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Mackintosh Court

    County Durham 029C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Cunningham Place

    County Durham 029B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Vehicle crime

    June 2026

    On or near High Street

    County Durham 041D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Low Green

    County Durham 041D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Nightclub

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Shopping Area

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Theatre/Concert Hall

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Claypath

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Market Place

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Parking Area

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Saddler Lane

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Parking Area

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Walkergate

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Theatre/Concert Hall

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Nightclub

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Local resolution

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Market Place

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Walkergate

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Local resolution

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Nightclub

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Nightclub

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Nightclub

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Nightclub

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Market Place

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Claypath

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Nightclub

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Shopping Area

    County Durham 030H

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Place details

Place type
Hamlet
Postcode district
DH1
Country
England

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
54.77160, -1.55341
Wider geography
North East

Administrative areas

Unitary Authority
County Durham
E06000047

Nearby places and postcodes

Nearby places
Nearby postcodes

Evidence in context

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Old Durham and whose postcode is in DH1. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Laurel Avenue Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 526 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,531 published events cover 12 months, averaging 210.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 758 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.