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DH1 4TS

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 4SH 27 m
DH1 4RZ 30 m
DH1 4SQ 30 m
DH1 4SP 70 m
DH1 4PR 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 4TS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 4
Latitude
54.776867
Longitude
-1.580141
British National Grid easting
427,106
British National Grid northing
542,519

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
36
Primary
25
Secondary
5

  1. Durham Sixth Form Centre

    Academy 16-19 converter

    583 m

  2. Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation

    Other independent school

    616 m

  3. St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    696 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,957
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,114
  • Anti social behaviour 356
  • Shoplifting 336
  • Public order 334
  • Criminal damage and arson 200

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

    859 m

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    2.2 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    3.5 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    3.6 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    3.7 km

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83022

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Millburngate Stand A

    BCT · Durham

    0.0 miles

  • Millburngate Stand B

    BCT · Durham

    0.0 miles

  • Millburngate Stand C

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Millburngate Stand D

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station Stand L

    BCS · 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Durham Sixth Form Centre is the nearest published school at 583 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,957 published events cover 12 months, averaging 246.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,114 events.

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