DH1 2YG

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 2NA 9 m
DH1 2NE 41 m
DH1 2NB 46 m
DH1 2LY 48 m
DH1 2YH 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 2YG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 2
Latitude
54.761321
Longitude
-1.552422
British National Grid easting
428,900
British National Grid northing
540,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04012611
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00183225
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 041D · E01020732
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 041 · E02004318

Postcode source versions

Explore DH1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.0 km
  2. University of Durham

    Higher education institutions

    1.5 km
  3. Laurel Avenue Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
286
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 93
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Other theft 25
  • Public order 20

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

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    2.2 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    3.2 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    3.2 km

  • BOWBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOW STREET, BOWBURN, DURHAM, DH6 5AL

    ODS code A83635

    3.2 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • The Rosetree

    BCT · Shincliffe

    0.1 miles
  • The Rosetree

    BCT · Shincliffe

    0.1 miles
  • Seven Stars

    BCT · Shincliffe

    0.2 miles
  • Seven Stars

    BCT · Shincliffe

    0.3 miles
  • College

    BCT · Houghall

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 041D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,488 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) 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

286 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 93 events.

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