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DH2 1HJ

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 1EP 131 m
DH2 1EN 137 m
DH2 1EW 149 m
DH2 1ES 173 m
DH2 1BF 200 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH2 1HJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 1
Latitude
54.877424
Longitude
-1.604127
British National Grid easting
425,500
British National Grid northing
553,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Pelton · E05016187
Parish or community
E04010676
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104594
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 005B · E01020615
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 005 · E02004291

Postcode source versions

Explore DH2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
26
Secondary
4

  1. Pelton Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    420 m

  2. St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston

    Academy converter

    478 m

  3. Ouston Primary School

    Academy converter

    726 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
696
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 251
  • Anti social behaviour 130
  • Criminal damage and arson 119
  • Public order 34
  • Other theft 33

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

8

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

    458 m

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    2.2 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    2.4 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    2.8 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    2.9 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    3.1 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.6 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Institute Terrace

    BCT · Perkinsville

    0.1 miles

  • Institute Terrace

    BCT · Perkinsville

    0.2 miles

  • Bungalows

    BCT · Perkinsville

    0.2 miles

  • Bungalows

    BCT · Perkinsville

    0.2 miles

  • Penhill Close

    BCT · Urpeth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 005B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,330 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. Pelton Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 420 m.

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

Recorded crime

696 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 251 events.

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