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DH1 5AB

Framwellgate & Newton Hall · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Durham
Ward
Framwellgate & Newton Hall
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 5AA 101 m
DH1 5AD 159 m
DH1 5AG 179 m
DH1 5AE 196 m
DH1 5AQ 233 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 5AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 5
Latitude
54.790471
Longitude
-1.598305
British National Grid easting
425,929
British National Grid northing
544,026

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Framwellgate & Newton Hall · E05016178
Parish or community
E04010631
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00105090
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 023A · E01020708
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 023 · E02004309

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
25, Witton Grove, Durham, DH1 5AB 15 July 2024 £314,500
23, Witton Grove, Durham, DH1 5AB 10 January 2024 £230,000
25, Witton Grove, Durham, DH1 5AB 17 December 2020 £270,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. New College Durham

    Further education

    625 m

  2. Durham Trinity School & Sports College

    Community special school

    887 m

  3. Framwellgate Moor Primary School

    Community school

    988 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
811
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 301
  • Public order 108
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Shoplifting 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

26 female, 22 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.5
DH1 5 residents
14,806

Age bands in DH1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

2,170 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

1,252 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

3,809 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

4,195 residents

Age 65 and over
23.5%

3,509 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH1 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

7

within 5 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    928 m

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    2.4 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    2.6 km

  • SACRISTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SACRISTON, DURHAM, DH7 6JW

    ODS code A83026

    3.8 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    4.5 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    4.7 km

  • BROWNEY HOUSE SURGERY

    FRONT STREET, LANGLEY PARK, DURHAM, DH7 9YT

    ODS code A83617

    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

  • Sniperley Estate

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Sniperley Estate

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Dryburn Park

    BCT · Framwellgate Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Sniperley Park and Ride

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Dryburn Park

    BCT · Framwellgate Moor

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 023A, 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

29,474 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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
5
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
7
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £272,250 from 2 recorded sales in DH1 5AB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

37 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. New College Durham is the nearest published school at 625 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

811 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 301 events.

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