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DH2 1YZ

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 1XL 40 m
DH2 1XJ 154 m
DH2 1EH 176 m
DH2 1EB 177 m
DH2 1DZ 222 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH2 1YZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 1
Latitude
54.870241
Longitude
-1.605756
British National Grid easting
425,400
British National Grid northing
552,900

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
E00104596
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 005C · E01020616
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
28
Primary
24
Secondary
4

  1. Pelton Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    415 m

  2. Roseberry Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  3. St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
951
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 349
  • Anti social behaviour 184
  • Criminal damage and arson 161
  • Other theft 54
  • Public order 47

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

    371 m

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    1.4 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    2.1 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    2.4 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    2.7 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.1 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.9 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Schools

    BCT · Pelton

    0.2 miles

  • Schools

    BCT · Pelton

    0.2 miles

  • Community Centre

    BCT · Pelton

    0.2 miles

  • Community Centre

    BCT · Pelton

    0.2 miles

  • Schools

    BCT · Pelton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 005C, 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

5,403 of 33,755

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

28 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. Pelton Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

951 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 349 events.

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