DH1 1YG

Neville's Cross · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 3TL 155 m
DH1 3DF 353 m
DH1 3LT 375 m
DH1 3SL 381 m
DH1 3TN 420 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 1YG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 1
Latitude
54.759601
Longitude
-1.574196
British National Grid easting
427,500
British National Grid northing
540,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04012745
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00105080
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 030H · E01034493
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 030 · E02004314

Postcode source versions

Explore DH1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
26
Secondary
5
  1. University of Durham

    Higher education institutions

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km
  3. Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation

    Other independent school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
458
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 181
  • Anti social behaviour 63
  • Other theft 37
  • Public order 37
  • Other crime 31

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    2.2 km

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

    ADRIAN CLARK HOUSE, SAWMILLS LANE, MEADOWFIELD, DURHAM, DH7 8NH

    ODS code A83022

    3.7 km

  • BOWBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOW STREET, BOWBURN, DURHAM, DH6 5AL

    ODS code A83635

    4.0 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    4.1 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    4.2 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    4.3 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Josephine Butler College

    BCT · Durham

    0.2 miles
  • South Road Colleges

    BCT · Durham

    0.3 miles
  • Howlands Park and Ride

    BCT · Durham

    0.3 miles
  • South Road Colleges

    BCT · Durham

    0.3 miles
  • South Road

    BCT · Durham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 030H, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,771 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. University of Durham is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

458 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 181 events.

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