DH1 3EE

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Durham
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 3EQ 85 m
DH1 3EL 122 m
DH1 3RJ 133 m
DH1 3EH 155 m
DH1 3EW 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 3EE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 3
Latitude
54.771302
Longitude
-1.576872
British National Grid easting
427,320
British National Grid northing
541,901

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04012745
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00183314
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 030H · E01034493
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 030 · E02004314

Postcode source versions

Explore DH1

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, South Bailey, Durham, DH1 3EE 12 November 2010 £701,500
15, South Bailey, Durham, DH1 3EE 30 June 2009 £242,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
25
Secondary
5
  1. St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    316 m
  2. Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation

    Other independent school

    362 m
  3. University of Durham

    Higher education institutions

    446 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,666
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 984
  • Anti social behaviour 339
  • Shoplifting 325
  • Public order 290
  • Criminal damage and arson 179

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
122

71 female, 51 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
40.7
DH1 3 residents
10,307

Age bands in DH1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
4.9%

490 residents

Age 15 to 24
69.9%

7,040 residents

Age 25 to 44
11.6%

1,165 residents

Age 45 to 64
7.6%

769 residents

Age 65 and over
6%

605 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH1 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    1.0 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    2.8 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    3.5 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    3.6 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KELVIN HOUSE, 1-2 VICTOR TERRACE, BEARPARK, DURHAM, DH7 7DG

    ODS code A83030

    4.0 km

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

    ADRIAN CLARK HOUSE, SAWMILLS LANE, MEADOWFIELD, DURHAM, DH7 8NH

    ODS code A83022

    4.2 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cathedral Priors Walk Entrance

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles
  • North Bailey

    BCT · Durham

    0.2 miles
  • North Bailey

    BCT · Durham

    0.2 miles
  • New Inn - Church Street

    BCT · Durham

    0.2 miles
  • New Inn - Church Street

    BCT · Durham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 030H, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,771 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
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

36 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 316 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,666 published events cover 12 months, averaging 222.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 984 events.

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