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DH1 2DY

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 2JP 16 m
DH1 2JX 68 m
DH1 2JZ 96 m
DH1 2LA 98 m
DH1 2JY 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 2DY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2016
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 2
Latitude
54.778086
Longitude
-1.551631
British National Grid easting
428,939
British National Grid northing
542,666

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
E00105155
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 029C · E01020723
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 029 · E02004313

Postcode source versions

Explore DH1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. Laurel Avenue Community Primary School

    Community school

    248 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate

    Academy converter

    356 m

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

    Academy converter

    500 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,617
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 804
  • Shoplifting 548
  • Anti social behaviour 323
  • Public order 216
  • Criminal damage and arson 199

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    1.0 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    1.8 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    1.9 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    3.0 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    4.7 km

  • BOWBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOW STREET, BOWBURN, DURHAM, DH6 5AL

    ODS code A83635

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Sherburn Road

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Edward Street

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Moorlands

    BCT · Sherburn Road

    0.1 miles

  • Moorlands

    BCT · Sherburn Road

    0.1 miles

  • Sherburn Road

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 029C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,496 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Laurel Avenue Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 248 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,617 published events cover 12 months, averaging 218.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 804 events.

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