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DH1 4RS

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 4RE 88 m
DH1 4RW 89 m
DH1 4UF 102 m
DH1 4RN 122 m
DH1 4RY 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 4RS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2015
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 4
Latitude
54.779370
Longitude
-1.583971
British National Grid easting
426,858
British National Grid northing
542,796

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
E00183228
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 033B · E01020702
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 033 · E02004315

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham

    Academy converter

    497 m

  2. Durham Sixth Form Centre

    Academy 16-19 converter

    703 m

  3. Durham Johnston Comprehensive School

    Community school

    800 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,904
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,095
  • Anti social behaviour 353
  • Public order 334
  • Shoplifting 330
  • Criminal damage and arson 194

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH1 4 residents
9,002

Age bands in DH1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.5%

849 residents

Age 15 to 24
47.3%

4,231 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.8%

1,320 residents

Age 45 to 64
15.8%

1,415 residents

Age 65 and over
12.6%

1,123 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    1.1 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    1.8 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    3.4 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    3.7 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    3.8 km

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83022

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Wharton Park

    BCT · Durham

    0.0 miles

  • Wharton Park

    BCT · Durham

    0.0 miles

  • Sutton Street

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Durham Rail Station

    RSE · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Durham Rail Station

    RLY · Durham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 033B, 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

33,161 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham is the nearest published school at 497 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,904 published events cover 12 months, averaging 242 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,095 events.

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