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DH1 5LU

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 5LS 53 m
DH1 5YY 158 m
DH1 5YG 164 m
DH1 5LR 169 m
DH1 5SP 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 5LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 5
Latitude
54.797945
Longitude
-1.573624
British National Grid easting
427,511
British National Grid northing
544,867

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
E43000254
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00105145
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 023D · E01020720
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 023 · E02004309

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Deerness, Hylton Court, Durham, DH1 5LU 14 August 1998 £72,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    117 m

  2. Durham Newton Hall Infants' School

    Community school

    144 m

  3. St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham

    Academy converter

    444 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,148
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 345
  • Shoplifting 260
  • Anti social behaviour 160
  • Public order 113
  • Criminal damage and arson 81

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

15 female, 8 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
1.2
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 0.2% 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

8

within 5 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    903 m

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    2.2 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    3.2 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    3.4 km

  • SACRISTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SACRISTON, DURHAM, DH7 6JW

    ODS code A83026

    4.3 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    4.3 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    4.7 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.8 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

  • Langley Road

    BCT · Newton Hall

    0.1 miles

  • Kirkham Road

    BCT · Newton Hall

    0.2 miles

  • Langley Road

    BCT · Newton Hall

    0.2 miles

  • Embleton Close

    BCT · Newton Hall

    0.2 miles

  • Wolsingham Drive

    BCT · Newton Hall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 023D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,649 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
5
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.

Schools

Published establishments

34 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School is the nearest published school at 117 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,148 published events cover 12 months, averaging 95.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 345 events.

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