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DH1 1UD

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 1XG 14 m
DH1 1RT 43 m
DH1 1RX 47 m
DH1 1RS 50 m
DH1 1RU 58 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 1UD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 1
Latitude
54.779366
Longitude
-1.572434
British National Grid easting
427,600
British National Grid northing
542,800

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
35
Primary
24
Secondary
5

  1. Durham Sixth Form Centre

    Academy 16-19 converter

    102 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    931 m

  3. St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,203
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,080
  • Shoplifting 576
  • Anti social behaviour 371
  • Public order 320
  • Criminal damage and arson 213

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

    346 m

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    2.1 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    2.9 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    3.1 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Claypath Millennium Place

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Freemans Place Coach Park

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Leazes Rd - Underpass Stand B

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Leazes Rd - Underpass Stand A

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Claypath Millennium Place

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Durham Sixth Form Centre is the nearest published school at 102 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,203 published events cover 12 months, averaging 266.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,080 events.

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