DH1 3SY

Neville's Cross · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 3EZ 153 m
DH1 3FA 183 m
DH1 3UX 267 m
DH1 3FJ 272 m
DH1 3TY 291 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 3SY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 3
Latitude
54.759233
Longitude
-1.592506
British National Grid easting
426,322
British National Grid northing
540,552

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
E00105104
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 033F · E01034496
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 033 · E02004315

Postcode source versions

Explore DH1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Langley Moor Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  2. Langley Moor Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.2 km
  3. Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
396
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 114
  • Anti social behaviour 76
  • Other theft 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 33
  • Burglary 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

6 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.1% 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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
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

5

within 5 km

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83022

    2.6 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    2.7 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    3.9 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    4.1 km

  • BOWBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOW STREET, BOWBURN, DURHAM, DH6 5AL

    ODS code A83635

    4.9 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

  • Mount Oswald

    BCT · Durham

    0.3 miles
  • Mount Oswald The Drive

    BCT · Durham

    0.3 miles
  • Douglas Gardens

    BCT · Durham

    0.3 miles
  • Douglas Gardens

    BCT · Durham

    0.3 miles
  • High School

    BCT · Durham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 033F, 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

33,707 of 33,755

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

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

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Langley Moor Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

396 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 114 events.

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