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DH2 3HR

Chester-le-Street South · 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 South
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH2 3HP 26 m
DH2 3HW 94 m
DH2 3HS 95 m
DH2 3JN 131 m
DH2 3HN 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH2 3HR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 3
Latitude
54.846102
Longitude
-1.591758
British National Grid easting
426,314
British National Grid northing
550,219

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Chester-le-Street South · E05016164
Parish or community
E04010708
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104532
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 013D · E01020603
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 013 · E02004294

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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50 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, Barford Drive, Chester Le Street, DH2 3HR 28 November 2025 £90,000
14, Barford Drive, Chester Le Street, DH2 3HR 28 November 2024 £230,000
14, Barford Drive, Chester Le Street, DH2 3HR 28 November 2024 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
21
Secondary
2

  1. Hermitage Academy

    Academy converter

    559 m

  2. Newker Primary School

    Community school

    867 m

  3. Bullion Lane Primary School

    Community school

    942 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,718
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 654
  • Criminal damage and arson 242
  • Anti social behaviour 229
  • Shoplifting 155
  • Public order 109

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
93

45 female, 48 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.7
DH2 3 residents
8,972

Age bands in DH2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

1,313 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

927 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

1,902 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.2%

2,849 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

2,137 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH2 3 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+
88.6%
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

8

within 5 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    733 m

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    1.6 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    1.7 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    1.9 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    3.1 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    3.3 km

  • SACRISTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SACRISTON, DURHAM, DH7 6JW

    ODS code A83026

    3.8 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    4.7 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

  • Thropton Close

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Ashkirk Close

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Thropton Close

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Ashkirk Close

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Warkworth Drive

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 013D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,350 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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
2
Low risk addresses
7
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 £211,000 from 6 recorded sales in DH2 3HR. 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 2 secondary schools. Hermitage Academy is the nearest published school at 559 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,718 published events cover 12 months, averaging 143.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 654 events.

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