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DH1 2FA

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 2EA 85 m
DH1 2DS 90 m
DH1 2FL 109 m
DH1 2DX 110 m
DH1 2EE 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 2FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 2
Latitude
54.774470
Longitude
-1.538598
British National Grid easting
429,780
British National Grid northing
542,269

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

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27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Boltslaw Place, Durham, DH1 2FA 20 December 2024 £250,000
16, Boltslaw Place, Durham, DH1 2FA 29 November 2024 £272,000
18, Boltslaw Place, Durham, DH1 2FA 29 November 2024 £299,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate

    Academy converter

    709 m

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

    Academy converter

    714 m

  3. Laurel Avenue Community Primary School

    Community school

    777 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,762
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 540
  • Violence and sexual offences 411
  • Anti social behaviour 197
  • Criminal damage and arson 147
  • Public order 123

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.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    1.5 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    1.5 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

    3.9 km

  • BOWBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOW STREET, BOWBURN, DURHAM, DH6 5AL

    ODS code A83635

    4.3 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Dragon Lane End

    BCT · Sherburn Road

    97 m

  • Dragon Lane End

    BCT · Sherburn Road

    195 m

  • Dragon Lane Retail Park

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    246 m

  • Dragon Lane opposite Tesco

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    302 m

  • Motorway Bridge

    BCT · Sherburn Road

    316 m

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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £250,000 from 27 recorded sales in DH1 2FA. 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate is the nearest published school at 709 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,762 published events cover 12 months, averaging 147 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 540 events.

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