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DH1 2XH

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 2XU 51 m
DH1 2XJ 67 m
DH1 2XW 76 m
DH1 1JQ 83 m
DH1 2HU 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 2XH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 2
Latitude
54.780144
Longitude
-1.541861
British National Grid easting
429,566
British National Grid northing
542,899

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
29
Primary
20
Secondary
4

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

    Academy converter

    173 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate

    Academy converter

    315 m

  3. Durham Gilesgate Primary School

    Community school

    456 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,914
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 542
  • Violence and sexual offences 442
  • Anti social behaviour 242
  • Criminal damage and arson 175
  • Public order 126

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+
92.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.9%
Gigabit-capable
92.9%
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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    1.1 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    1.2 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    1.6 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    3.4 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    4.2 km

  • BOWBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOW STREET, BOWBURN, DURHAM, DH6 5AL

    ODS code A83635

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rennys Lane

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Rennys Lane

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Travellers Rest

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Travellers Rest

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Dragon Lane near Tesco

    BCT · Gilesgate Moor

    0.1 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.

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

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham is the nearest published school at 173 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,914 published events cover 12 months, averaging 159.5 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.