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DH2 3SA

Chester-le-Street South · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 3RB 7 m
DH2 3SD 42 m
DH2 3SB 62 m
DH2 3SE 109 m
DH2 3SF 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH2 3SA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 3
Latitude
54.845734
Longitude
-1.610994
British National Grid easting
425,079
British National Grid northing
550,171

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
E00104531
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 019A · E01020604
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 019 · E02004296

Postcode source versions

Explore DH2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
20
Secondary
2

  1. Hermitage Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  2. Edmondsley Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  3. Bullion Lane Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
507
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 213
  • Anti social behaviour 96
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Public order 30
  • Burglary 26

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

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    1.1 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    1.4 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    2.7 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    2.8 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    3.1 km

  • SACRISTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SACRISTON, DURHAM, DH7 6JW

    ODS code A83026

    3.1 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Chester Street

    BCT · Waldridge

    0.0 miles

  • Chester Street

    BCT · Waldridge

    0.1 miles

  • Welfare

    BCT · Waldridge Fell

    0.1 miles

  • Welfare

    BCT · Waldridge Fell

    0.2 miles

  • West Farm

    BCT · Waldridge

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 019A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,399 of 33,755

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

22 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. Hermitage Academy is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

507 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 213 events.

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