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DH1 3SQ

Neville's Cross · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Neville's Cross
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 3SB 81 m
DH1 3SG 93 m
DH1 3SE 350 m
DH1 3SD 359 m
DH1 3PJ 414 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 3SQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 3
Latitude
54.764961
Longitude
-1.562639
British National Grid easting
428,240
British National Grid northing
541,201

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Neville's Cross · E05016185
Parish or community
E04012745
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00105080
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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
23
Secondary
4

  1. University of Durham

    Higher education institutions

    712 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    903 m

  3. Laurel Avenue Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,264
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 480
  • Anti social behaviour 168
  • Public order 118
  • Criminal damage and arson 114
  • Shoplifting 112

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    1.6 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

    3.3 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    3.8 km

  • BOWBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOW STREET, BOWBURN, DURHAM, DH6 5AL

    ODS code A83635

    3.9 km

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83022

    4.7 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

  • College

    BCT · Houghall

    0.1 miles

  • College

    BCT · Houghall

    0.2 miles

  • University Science Park

    BCT · Durham

    0.3 miles

  • Whinney Hill - Pine Tree House

    BCT · Durham

    0.4 miles

  • Whinney Hill - Pine Tree House

    BCT · Durham

    0.4 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
1
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.

Schools

Published establishments

34 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. University of Durham is the nearest published school at 712 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,264 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 480 events.

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