DH1 5JX

Framwellgate & Newton Hall · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 5HB 44 m
DH1 5HA 63 m
DH1 5ST 65 m
DH1 5HG 110 m
DH1 5RW 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 5JX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 May 2002
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 5
Latitude
54.803546
Longitude
-1.579632
British National Grid easting
427,121
British National Grid northing
545,488

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010631
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00183257
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 022A · E01020709
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 022 · E02004308

Postcode source versions

Explore DH1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
23
Secondary
5
  1. St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham

    Academy converter

    556 m
  2. Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    770 m
  3. Framwellgate School Durham

    Academy converter

    794 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
903
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 257
  • Violence and sexual offences 235
  • Anti social behaviour 139
  • Public order 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 58

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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    992 m

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    2.9 km

  • SACRISTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SACRISTON, DURHAM, DH7 6JW

    ODS code A83026

    3.6 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

    4.0 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    4.3 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.4 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, WOODLAND VIEW, WEST RAINTON, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 6RQ

    ODS code A83024

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Raby Road

    BCT · Newton Hall

    0.1 miles
  • Abbey Sports Centre

    BCT · Newton Hall

    0.1 miles
  • Pit Lane

    BCT · Framwellgate Moor

    0.1 miles
  • Abbey Road Lay-by

    BCT · Pity Me

    0.1 miles
  • Abbey Road Lay-by

    BCT · Pity Me

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 022A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,329 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham is the nearest published school at 556 m.

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

Recorded crime

903 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.25 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.