DH2 2QT

Pelton · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Post town
Chester Le Street
Ward
Pelton
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH2 2QS 78 m
DH2 2RN 107 m
DH2 2RL 120 m
DH2 2QP 135 m
DH2 2QY 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH2 2QT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 2
Latitude
54.863846
Longitude
-1.606831
British National Grid easting
425,335
British National Grid northing
552,188

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
E00104607
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 011F · E01020618
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 011 · E02004293

Postcode source versions

Explore DH2

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Park House, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street, DH2 2QT 25 May 2007 £320,000
Park House, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street, DH2 2QT 6 September 2001 £95,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
28
Primary
25
Secondary
3
  1. Pelton Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Roseberry Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  3. Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,202
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 446
  • Anti social behaviour 226
  • Criminal damage and arson 225
  • Other theft 69
  • Public order 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
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 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH2 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    692 m

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    1.1 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    1.5 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    2.2 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    2.3 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.7 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Station Road End

    BCT · Pelton Fell

    0.1 miles
  • Station Road End

    BCT · Pelton Fell

    0.1 miles
  • Welfare

    BCT · Pelton Fell

    0.1 miles
  • Welfare

    BCT · Pelton Fell

    0.1 miles
  • Colliery Inn

    BCT · Pelton Fell

    0.1 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 3 secondary schools. Pelton Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,202 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 446 events.

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