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DH2 2HH

Chester-le-Street North · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chester Le Street
Ward
Chester-le-Street North
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH2 2HL 106 m
DH2 2HJ 121 m
DH2 2HS 125 m
DH2 2HE 154 m
DH2 2HG 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH2 2HH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 2
Latitude
54.866374
Longitude
-1.580849
British National Grid easting
427,001
British National Grid northing
552,479

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Chester-le-Street North · E05016163
Parish or community
E43000254
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104496
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 007A · E01020596
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 007 · E02004292

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
31, Conyers Avenue, Chester Le Street, DH2 2HH 15 November 2024 £167,000
73, Conyers Avenue, Chester Le Street, DH2 2HH 11 August 2023 £190,000
49, Conyers Avenue, Chester Le Street, DH2 2HH 25 November 2022 £130,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
32
Secondary
6

  1. Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    510 m

  2. Cestria Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

  3. Park View School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,892
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 548
  • Shoplifting 364
  • Criminal damage and arson 269
  • Anti social behaviour 252
  • Public order 123

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
125

63 female, 62 male

Postcode households
48
Residents per household
2.6
DH2 2 residents
11,333

Age bands in DH2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,960 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,124 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

2,779 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

2,974 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

2,167 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH2 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    917 m

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    1.3 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    1.7 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    2.0 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    2.1 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    2.6 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    2.9 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.6 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, FRONT STREET, GREAT LUMLEY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 4LE

    ODS code A83029

    4.0 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    4.8 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Conyers Avenue - Pelaw Avenue

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.0 miles

  • Conyers Avenue - Pelaw Road

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Conyers Avenue - Pelaw Avenue

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Conyers Avenue - Pelaw Road

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Bridge

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 007A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,010 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 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.

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
4
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
8
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £148,500 from 4 recorded sales in DH2 2HH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

39 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 510 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,892 published events cover 12 months, averaging 157.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 548 events.

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