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DH1 2DS

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Durham
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 2DX 35 m
DH1 2FA 90 m
DH1 2EA 131 m
DH1 2EE 149 m
DH1 2YB 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 2DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 2
Latitude
54.775244
Longitude
-1.538993
British National Grid easting
429,754
British National Grid northing
542,355

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
E43000254
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00105159
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 029D · E01020724
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 029 · E02004313

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
20, Regents Court, Durham, DH1 2DS 2 October 2015 £1,707,944

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham

    Academy converter

    628 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate

    Academy converter

    631 m

  3. Laurel Avenue Community Primary School

    Community school

    737 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,804
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 542
  • Violence and sexual offences 428
  • Anti social behaviour 204
  • Criminal damage and arson 155
  • Public order 123

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

16 female, 15 male

Postcode households
20
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    1.4 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    1.4 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    1.9 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    3.8 km

  • BOWBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOW STREET, BOWBURN, DURHAM, DH6 5AL

    ODS code A83635

    4.4 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Dragon Lane End

    BCT · Sherburn Road

    0.0 miles

  • Dragon Lane End

    BCT · Sherburn Road

    0.1 miles

  • Dragon Lane Retail Park

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Dragon Lane opposite Tesco

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Tesco

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 029D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,376 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
9 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham is the nearest published school at 628 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,804 published events cover 12 months, averaging 150.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 542 events.

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