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DH1 2RU

Belmont · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 2RS 109 m
DH1 2LP 110 m
DH1 2LR 132 m
DH1 2BP 196 m
DH1 2RP 197 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 2RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 2
Latitude
54.781282
Longitude
-1.534043
British National Grid easting
430,068
British National Grid northing
543,029

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
E00105009
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 029A · E01020693
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
28
Primary
19
Secondary
4

  1. Belmont Community School

    Community school

    548 m

  2. Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    666 m

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

    Academy converter

    692 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,894
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 541
  • Violence and sexual offences 452
  • Anti social behaviour 232
  • Criminal damage and arson 164
  • Public order 124

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    661 m

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    715 m

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    2.2 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    3.8 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Devonshire Road - west

    BCT · Belmont

    0.1 miles

  • Devonshire Road - west

    BCT · Belmont

    0.1 miles

  • Eden Terrace

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.2 miles

  • Bucks-Hants Road Junc

    BCT · Belmont

    0.2 miles

  • Bucks-Hants Road Junc

    BCT · Belmont

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 029A, 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

12,451 of 33,755

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

28 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Belmont Community School is the nearest published school at 548 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,894 published events cover 12 months, averaging 157.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 541 events.

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