DH1 1EB

Belmont · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Durham
Ward
Belmont
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 1DN 70 m
DH1 1DP 75 m
DH1 1ED 75 m
DH1 1DR 79 m
DH1 1DA 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 1EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 1
Latitude
54.783774
Longitude
-1.544152
British National Grid easting
429,416
British National Grid northing
543,302

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Belmont · E05016156
Parish or community
E04010594
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00105006
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 028E · E01020692
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 028 · E02004312

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Willowtree Avenue, Durham, DH1 1EB 7 November 2025 £300,000
1, Willowtree Avenue, Durham, DH1 1EB 18 August 2025 £138,000
8, Willowtree Avenue, Durham, DH1 1EB 24 October 2024 £190,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Durham Gilesgate Primary School

    Community school

    195 m
  2. St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham

    Academy converter

    433 m
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate

    Academy converter

    550 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,942
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 542
  • Violence and sexual offences 461
  • Anti social behaviour 242
  • Criminal damage and arson 173
  • Public order 125

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

16 female, 21 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.2
DH1 1 residents
10,120

Age bands in DH1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.1%

1,014 residents

Age 15 to 24
29%

2,902 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.9%

2,089 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.6%

1,958 residents

Age 65 and over
20.4%

2,038 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH1 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
5.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
5.6%
Gigabit-capable
5.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    1.1 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    1.2 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    1.6 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    3.1 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, WOODLAND VIEW, WEST RAINTON, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 6RQ

    ODS code A83024

    4.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Willowtree Avenue - south

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.0 miles
  • Willowtree Avenue - south

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.0 miles
  • Moor Crescent

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.1 miles
  • Moor Crescent

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.1 miles
  • Willowtree Avenue

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 028E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,990 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
3
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £205,000 from 6 recorded sales in DH1 1EB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

28 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Durham Gilesgate Primary School is the nearest published school at 195 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,942 published events cover 12 months, averaging 161.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 542 events.

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