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DH1 3UL

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3NR 40 m
DH1 3AA 41 m
DH1 3UJ 43 m
DH1 3PL 45 m
DH1 3PN 51 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 3UL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 3
Latitude
54.776686
Longitude
-1.574437
British National Grid easting
427,473
British National Grid northing
542,501

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
E00183315
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
36
Primary
25
Secondary
5

  1. Durham Sixth Form Centre

    Academy 16-19 converter

    398 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    651 m

  3. Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation

    Other independent school

    775 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,249
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,084
  • Shoplifting 603
  • Anti social behaviour 373
  • Public order 332
  • Criminal damage and arson 211

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
94.7%
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
94.7%
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

    519 m

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    2.3 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

  • 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

    4.7 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

  • Market Place

    BCT · Durham

    0.0 miles

  • Market Place

    BCT · Durham

    0.0 miles

  • Leazes Rd - Underpass Stand A

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Claypath Millennium Place

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Leazes Rd - Underpass Stand B

    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
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

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

Schools

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Durham Sixth Form Centre is the nearest published school at 398 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,249 published events cover 12 months, averaging 270.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,084 events.

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