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DH1 2FS

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 2FH 45 m
DH1 2FQ 86 m
DH1 2FP 131 m
DH1 2GF 148 m
DH1 2FG 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 2FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 2
Latitude
54.771918
Longitude
-1.536202
British National Grid easting
429,936
British National Grid northing
541,986

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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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

    1.0 km

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

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

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,488
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 460
  • Violence and sexual offences 348
  • Anti social behaviour 163
  • Criminal damage and arson 123
  • Public order 107

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

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    1.7 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    1.7 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    2.1 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

    4.2 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    4.8 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

  • Motorway Bridge

    BCT · Sherburn Road

    0.2 miles

  • Motorway Bridge

    BCT · Sherburn Road

    0.2 miles

  • Dragon Lane End

    BCT · Sherburn Road

    0.2 miles

  • Dragon Lane End

    BCT · Sherburn Road

    0.3 miles

  • Dragon Lane Retail Park

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.4 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.

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

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Laurel Avenue Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,488 published events cover 12 months, averaging 124 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 460 events.

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