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DH1 5XZ

Sacriston & Witton Gilbert · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Sacriston & Witton Gilbert
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 5RD 200 m
DH1 5RQ 372 m
DH1 5RF 383 m
DH1 5GG 390 m
DH1 5RA 421 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH1 5XZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 February 2026
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH1
Postcode sector
DH1 5
Latitude
54.798931
Longitude
-1.610556
British National Grid easting
425,136
British National Grid northing
544,963

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Sacriston & Witton Gilbert · E05016190
Parish or community
E04010717
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00171856
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 026B · E01020680
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 026 · E02004310

Postcode source versions

Explore DH1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
24
Secondary
4

  1. New College Durham

    Further education

    1.1 km

  2. Framwellgate Moor Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

  3. Framwellgate School Durham

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
577
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 246
  • Public order 82
  • Anti social behaviour 63
  • Shoplifting 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 44

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    1.5 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    2.4 km

  • SACRISTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SACRISTON, DURHAM, DH7 6JW

    ODS code A83026

    2.6 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    3.6 km

  • BROWNEY HOUSE SURGERY

    FRONT STREET, LANGLEY PARK, DURHAM, DH7 9YT

    ODS code A83617

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Hospital

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · Durham

    0.1 miles

  • Lane Ends

    BCT · Sacriston

    0.4 miles

  • Lane Ends

    BCT · Sacriston

    0.4 miles

  • Sniperley Park and Ride

    BCT · Durham

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 026B, 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

26,904 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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
0
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

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. New College Durham is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

577 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 246 events.

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