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DH1 3JS

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Durham
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 3AW 31 m
DH1 3AP 82 m
DH1 3DB 91 m
DH1 3AL 103 m
DH1 3HN 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 3JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 3
Latitude
54.774271
Longitude
-1.569954
British National Grid easting
427,763
British National Grid northing
542,234

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
E04012745
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00105079
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 030H · E01034493
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 030 · E02004314

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Cathedrals, 4, Court Lane, Durham, DH1 3JS 10 June 2026 £180,000
The Cathedrals, 8, Court Lane, Durham, DH1 3JS 7 July 2025 £240,000
The Cathedrals, 12, Court Lane, Durham, DH1 3JS 31 March 2025 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
24
Secondary
5

  1. St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    386 m

  2. University of Durham

    Higher education institutions

    635 m

  3. Durham Sixth Form Centre

    Academy 16-19 converter

    690 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,307
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,126
  • Shoplifting 577
  • Anti social behaviour 380
  • Public order 326
  • Criminal damage and arson 243

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

12 female, 14 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH1 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    526 m

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    2.6 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    3.0 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    3.1 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    4.4 km

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83022

    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

  • Old Elvet - Shire Hall

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • New Elvet - Three Tuns

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Old Elvet - Shire Hall

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Magistrates Court

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • New Elvet - Three Tuns

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 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
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £200,000 from 10 recorded sales in DH1 3JS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

35 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 386 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,307 published events cover 12 months, averaging 275.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,126 events.

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