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DH2 1AR

Pelton · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH2 1AU 16 m
DH2 1UP 35 m
DH2 1BA 313 m
DH2 1LD 447 m
DH2 1LQ 487 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH2 1AR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 1
Latitude
54.887252
Longitude
-1.586883
British National Grid easting
426,600
British National Grid northing
554,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Pelton · E05016187
Parish or community
E04010674
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104576
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 002A · E01020613
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 002 · E02004290

Postcode source versions

Explore DH2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
49
Primary
38
Secondary
8

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  2. Barley Mow Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Ouston Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
962
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 284
  • Anti social behaviour 191
  • Criminal damage and arson 102
  • Burglary 65
  • Shoplifting 63

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    845 m

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    1.9 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    2.6 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    3.2 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    3.6 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    3.6 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

    3.8 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    3.8 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    4.0 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    4.5 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    4.9 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

    VICTORIA ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, VICTORIA ROAD, CONCORD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89026

    4.9 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, VICTORIA ROAD, CONCORD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89010

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Durham Road-Memorial Cottages

    BCT · Birtley

    0.4 miles

  • Durham Road-Sports Ground

    BCT · Birtley

    0.4 miles

  • Durham Road-Harras Bank

    BCT · Birtley

    0.5 miles

  • Station Lane-Brick Works

    BCT · Birtley

    0.5 miles

  • Durham Road-Harras Bank

    BCT · Birtley

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 002A, 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

30,504 of 33,755

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

49 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

962 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 284 events.

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