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DH1 1QJ

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 1QL 72 m
DH1 1TA 87 m
DH1 1SZ 92 m
DH1 1LJ 136 m
DH1 1UP 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 1QJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 1
Latitude
54.777762
Longitude
-1.563668
British National Grid easting
428,165
British National Grid northing
542,625

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
E00105156
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 029C · E01020723
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 029 · E02004313

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Durham Sixth Form Centre

    Academy 16-19 converter

    667 m

  2. Laurel Avenue Community Primary School

    Community school

    878 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    923 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,744
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,210
  • Shoplifting 731
  • Anti social behaviour 431
  • Public order 370
  • Criminal damage and arson 273

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
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% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH1 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    249 m

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    2.5 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    2.5 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    2.6 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hild-Bede College

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • The Chains - Woodman

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Hild-Bede College

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Magdalene Street

    BCT · Durham

    0.2 miles

  • Magdalene Street

    BCT · Durham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 029C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,496 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Durham Sixth Form Centre is the nearest published school at 667 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,744 published events cover 12 months, averaging 312 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,210 events.

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