DH1 1SP

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 1LU 143 m
DH1 1SR 200 m
DH1 1LT 305 m
DH1 1LX 325 m
DH1 1BD 340 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 1SP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 August 2003
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 1
Latitude
54.796482
Longitude
-1.521037
British National Grid easting
430,893
British National Grid northing
544,726

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
E00104993
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 028C · E01020690
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 028 · E02004312

Postcode source versions

Explore DH1

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Railway Cottages, Carrville, Durham, DH1 1SP 24 January 2003 £100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School

    Community school

    892 m
  2. Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km
  3. St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
412
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 112
  • Shoplifting 84
  • Anti social behaviour 63
  • Other theft 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 30

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

6

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

    1.2 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    1.9 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    3.6 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    4.3 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, FRONT STREET, GREAT LUMLEY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 4LE

    ODS code A83029

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Ramside Hall

    BCT · Carrville

    0.0 miles
  • Ramside Hall

    BCT · Carrville

    0.0 miles
  • Dene Drive

    BCT · Carrville

    0.2 miles
  • Belmont Park and Ride

    BCT · Durham

    0.2 miles
  • Dene Drive

    BCT · Carrville

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 028C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,486 of 33,755

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

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 892 m.

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

Recorded crime

412 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 112 events.

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