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DH1 1LD

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 1BW 6 m
DH1 1JY 37 m
DH1 1JX 78 m
DH1 1LE 103 m
DH1 1NU 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 1LD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2004
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 1
Latitude
54.781581
Longitude
-1.568742
British National Grid easting
427,836
British National Grid northing
543,048

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe · E05016175
Parish or community
E04012745
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00105184
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 030E · E01033195
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 030 · E02004314

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. Durham Sixth Form Centre

    Academy 16-19 converter

    323 m

  2. St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,367
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,153
  • Shoplifting 576
  • Anti social behaviour 396
  • Public order 329
  • Criminal damage and arson 240

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

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    335 m

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    2.0 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    2.7 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    2.8 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KELVIN HOUSE, 1-2 VICTOR TERRACE, BEARPARK, DURHAM, DH7 7DG

    ODS code A83030

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • The Chains - Woodman

    BCT · Durham

    0.2 miles

  • The Chains - Woodman

    BCT · Durham

    0.2 miles

  • Freemans Place Coach Park

    BCT · Durham

    0.2 miles

  • Hild-Bede College

    BCT · Durham

    0.2 miles

  • Hild-Bede College

    BCT · Durham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 030E, 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

31,495 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Durham Sixth Form Centre is the nearest published school at 323 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,367 published events cover 12 months, averaging 280.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,153 events.

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