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DH1 3YW

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 3DY 71 m
DH1 3DZ 121 m
DH1 3LS 242 m
DH1 3EA 255 m
DH1 3TA 266 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 3YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 3
Latitude
54.768649
Longitude
-1.578749
British National Grid easting
427,201
British National Grid northing
541,605

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
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
35
Primary
24
Secondary
5

  1. Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation

    Other independent school

    398 m

  2. University of Durham

    Higher education institutions

    455 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    508 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,587
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 957
  • Anti social behaviour 329
  • Shoplifting 325
  • Public order 282
  • Criminal damage and arson 168

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

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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    1.3 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    3.1 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    3.8 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    3.9 km

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83022

    3.9 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    4.0 km

  • BOWBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOW STREET, BOWBURN, DURHAM, DH6 5AL

    ODS code A83635

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • St Aidans College

    BCT · Durham

    0.2 miles

  • New Inn - Church Street

    BCT · Durham

    0.2 miles

  • New Inn - Church Street

    BCT · Durham

    0.2 miles

  • Durham School

    BCT · Durham

    0.3 miles

  • Durham School

    BCT · Durham

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation is the nearest published school at 398 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,587 published events cover 12 months, averaging 215.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 957 events.

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