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DH2 2NS

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH2 2NZ 62 m
DH2 2NT 90 m
DH2 2PF 123 m
DH2 2BY 127 m
DH2 2BZ 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH2 2NS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 2
Latitude
54.856160
Longitude
-1.608900
British National Grid easting
425,207
British National Grid northing
551,332

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Pelton · E05016187
Parish or community
E43000254
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104605
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 011F · E01020618
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 011 · E02004293

Postcode source versions

Explore DH2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
24
Secondary
3

  1. Hermitage Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  2. Roseberry Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.5 km

  3. Bullion Lane Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
912
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 377
  • Anti social behaviour 158
  • Criminal damage and arson 154
  • Public order 47
  • Other theft 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    199 m

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    872 m

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    1.9 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    2.3 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    2.3 km

  • SACRISTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SACRISTON, DURHAM, DH7 6JW

    ODS code A83026

    4.3 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    4.5 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.7 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Gardiner Crescent

    BCT · Pelton Fell

    0.2 miles

  • Gardiner Crescent

    BCT · Pelton Fell

    0.2 miles

  • Glenside View Estate

    BCT · Pelton Fell

    0.2 miles

  • Glenside View Estate

    BCT · Pelton Fell

    0.2 miles

  • Plunkett Terrace

    BCT · Pelton Fell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 011F, 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

7,407 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 3 secondary schools. Hermitage Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

912 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 377 events.

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