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DH1 1GL

Belmont · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 1EA 10 m
DH1 1DS 30 m
DH1 1DR 68 m
DH1 1DN 132 m
DH1 1DL 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 1GL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 1
Latitude
54.784383
Longitude
-1.546011
British National Grid easting
429,296
British National Grid northing
543,369

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
E00105004
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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
20
Secondary
4

  1. Durham Gilesgate Primary School

    Community school

    161 m

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

    Academy converter

    509 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate

    Academy converter

    599 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,909
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 542
  • Violence and sexual offences 434
  • Anti social behaviour 235
  • Criminal damage and arson 175
  • Public order 126

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    1.2 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    1.3 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    1.5 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    2.9 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Willowtree Avenue

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Willowtree Avenue

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Willowtree Avenue - south

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Willowtree Avenue - south

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Belmont link road

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Durham Gilesgate Primary School is the nearest published school at 161 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,909 published events cover 12 months, averaging 159.083 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.