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DH1 5GH

Framwellgate & Newton Hall · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5TG 78 m
DH1 5TH 98 m
DH1 5GB 129 m
DH1 5FJ 137 m
DH1 5JZ 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 5GH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 5
Latitude
54.805730
Longitude
-1.582347
British National Grid easting
426,945
British National Grid northing
545,730

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
E00105096
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 023B · E01020710
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 023 · E02004309

Postcode source versions

Explore DH1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
25
Secondary
5

  1. St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham

    Academy converter

    806 m

  2. Framwellgate School Durham

    Academy converter

    969 m

  3. Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
868
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 257
  • Violence and sexual offences 220
  • Anti social behaviour 133
  • Public order 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

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

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    1.2 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    3.2 km

  • SACRISTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SACRISTON, DURHAM, DH7 6JW

    ODS code A83026

    3.3 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    4.1 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    4.3 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    4.3 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, FRONT STREET, GREAT LUMLEY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 4LE

    ODS code A83029

    4.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Abbey Road Lay-by

    BCT · Pity Me

    0.0 miles

  • Abbey Road Lay-by

    BCT · Pity Me

    0.0 miles

  • Sainsburys

    BCT · Arnison Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Abbey Day Centre

    BCT · Pity Me

    0.1 miles

  • Abbey Day Centre

    BCT · Pity Me

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 023B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,290 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
8 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 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham is the nearest published school at 806 m.

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

Recorded crime

868 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 257 events.

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