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DH2 3QS

Sacriston & Witton Gilbert · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Sacriston & Witton Gilbert
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH1 5SL 1 m
DH2 3QR 549 m
DH2 3QP 572 m
DH2 3QT 589 m
DH1 5GZ 633 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH2 3QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2002
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 3
Latitude
54.812167
Longitude
-1.599071
British National Grid easting
425,866
British National Grid northing
546,440

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Sacriston & Witton Gilbert · E05016190
Parish or community
E04010717
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00171856
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 026B · E01020680
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 026 · E02004310

Postcode source versions

Explore DH2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. Nettlesworth Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  2. New College Durham

    Further education

    1.8 km

  3. Framwellgate School Durham

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
725
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 235
  • Shoplifting 179
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Public order 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    2.0 km

  • SACRISTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SACRISTON, DURHAM, DH7 6JW

    ODS code A83026

    2.1 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KELVIN HOUSE, 1-2 VICTOR TERRACE, BEARPARK, DURHAM, DH7 7DG

    ODS code A83030

    4.0 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    4.3 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    4.4 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.6 km

  • BROWNEY HOUSE SURGERY

    FRONT STREET, LANGLEY PARK, DURHAM, DH7 9YT

    ODS code A83617

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Lane End

    BCT · Plawsworth Gate

    0.5 miles

  • Lane End

    BCT · Plawsworth Gate

    0.5 miles

  • Cedar Avenue

    BCT · Kimblesworth

    0.6 miles

  • Cedar Avenue

    BCT · Kimblesworth

    0.6 miles

  • Front Street

    BCT · Pity Me

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 026B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,904 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Nettlesworth Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

725 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 235 events.

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