DH2 1AD

North Lodge · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH2 1AB 95 m
DH2 1AG 173 m
DH2 1AY 264 m
DH3 2AF 284 m
DH2 1LN 297 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH2 1AD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 1
Latitude
54.876469
Longitude
-1.586994
British National Grid easting
426,600
British National Grid northing
553,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010673
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104570
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 007E · E01020612
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 007 · E02004292

Postcode source versions

Explore DH2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
30
Secondary
6
  1. St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Pelton Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Ouston Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,033
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 356
  • Anti social behaviour 196
  • Criminal damage and arson 167
  • Public order 64
  • Other theft 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH2 1 residents
10,157

Age bands in DH2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

1,576 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

1,032 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

2,511 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.2%

3,269 residents

Age 65 and over
22.5%

2,432 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

    UNIT 1, THE LAVENDER CENTRE, PELTON LANE, PELTON, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 1HS

    ODS code A83033

    1.1 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    DURHAM ROAD, BIRTLEY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 2QT

    ODS code A85008

    1.8 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    2.1 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

    MIDDLE CHARE SURGERY, MIDDLE CHARE, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3QD

    ODS code A83028

    2.5 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

    21 GARDINER CRESCENT, PELTON FELL, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 2NJ

    ODS code A83637

    2.5 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    2.6 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    2.8 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

    3 SWISS COTTAGES, VIGO LANE, WASHINGTON, NE38 9AB

    ODS code A89617

    3.6 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE GALLERIES HEALTH CENTRE, WASHINGTON CENTRE, WASHINGTON, NE38 7NQ

    ODS code A89012

    4.4 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, THE GALLERIES, WASHINGTON CENTRE, WASHINGTON, NE38 7NQ

    ODS code A89025

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Mysons

    BCT · Drum Industrial Estate

    0.0 miles
  • Mysons

    BCT · Drum Industrial Estate

    0.0 miles
  • Durham Road - Drum Road

    BCT · Barley Mow

    0.5 miles
  • North Lodge Estate

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.5 miles
  • Durham Road - Dobbies

    BCT · Barley Mow

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 007E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,093 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,033 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 356 events.

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