DH1 2BP

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 2DJ 65 m
DH1 2LP 125 m
DH1 2BW 135 m
DH1 2BJ 137 m
DH1 2DH 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 2BP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 2
Latitude
54.782054
Longitude
-1.531313
British National Grid easting
430,243
British National Grid northing
543,116

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
E00104953
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 028A · E01020682
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 028 · E02004312

Postcode source versions

Explore DH1

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Lincolnshire Close, Durham, DH1 2BP 8 August 2024 £175,000
15, Lincolnshire Close, Durham, DH1 2BP 28 July 2023 £187,000
3, Lincolnshire Close, Durham, DH1 2BP 10 August 2022 £173,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Belmont Community School

    Community school

    356 m
  2. Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    484 m
  3. St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont

    Academy converter

    655 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,939
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 544
  • Violence and sexual offences 458
  • Anti social behaviour 232
  • Criminal damage and arson 167
  • Public order 127

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

16 female, 8 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.6
DH1 2 residents
8,315

Age bands in DH1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

1,234 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.3%

1,099 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.4%

1,851 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.3%

2,006 residents

Age 65 and over
25.1%

2,077 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH1 2 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    500 m

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    530 m

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    2.3 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    3.7 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    3.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Devonshire Road - west

    BCT · Belmont

    0.0 miles
  • Devonshire Road - west

    BCT · Belmont

    0.1 miles
  • Bucks-Hants Road Junc

    BCT · Belmont

    0.1 miles
  • Bucks-Hants Road Junc

    BCT · Belmont

    0.1 miles
  • Buckinghamshire Road Hail and Ride

    BCT · Belmont

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 028A, 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

31,627 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
10 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
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £175,000 from 3 recorded sales in DH1 2BP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Belmont Community School is the nearest published school at 356 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,939 published events cover 12 months, averaging 161.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 544 events.

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