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DH3 2EF

North Lodge · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Chester Le Street
Ward
North Lodge
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH3 2EQ 105 m
DH3 2BJ 115 m
DH3 2AD 120 m
DH3 2BW 129 m
DH3 2AA 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 2EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 2
Latitude
54.877440
Longitude
-1.574220
British National Grid easting
427,419
British National Grid northing
553,713

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
North Lodge · E05016186
Parish or community
E04010673
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00183300
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 007D · E01020611
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 007 · E02004292

Postcode source versions

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Property

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59 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
19, Highbury Close, Chester Le Street, DH3 2EF 23 January 2026 £200,000
41, Highbury Close, Chester Le Street, DH3 2EF 26 September 2025 £277,500
21, Highbury Close, Chester Le Street, DH3 2EF 28 June 2024 £227,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
36
Secondary
7

  1. Barley Mow Primary School

    Community school

    804 m

  2. Portobello Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  3. Rickleton Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
685
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 214
  • Anti social behaviour 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 88
  • Public order 47
  • Other theft 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
115

63 female, 52 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
2.6
DH3 2 residents
6,298

Age bands in DH3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

944 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

597 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

1,495 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

1,632 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

1,376 residents

This postcode contained 1.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH3 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

12

within 5 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    1.6 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    1.7 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    1.9 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    2.0 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    2.4 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

    3 SWISS COTTAGES, VIGO LANE, WASHINGTON, NE38 9AB

    ODS code A89617

    2.8 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    3.2 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    3.2 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE GALLERIES HEALTH CENTRE, WASHINGTON CENTRE, WASHINGTON, NE38 7NQ

    ODS code A89012

    3.6 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, THE GALLERIES, WASHINGTON CENTRE, WASHINGTON, NE38 7NQ

    ODS code A89025

    3.6 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.9 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

    CHESTER ROAD, SHINEY ROW, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4RB

    ODS code A89028

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Durham Road - Drum Road

    BCT · Barley Mow

    0.1 miles

  • Vigo Lane - Durham Road

    BCT · Barley Mow

    0.1 miles

  • Durham Road - Dobbies

    BCT · Barley Mow

    0.2 miles

  • Vigo Lane-Bedford Avenue

    BCT · Barley Mow

    0.2 miles

  • Leander Avenue

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 007D, 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

30,647 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
2
Low risk addresses
9
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

Property market

The five-year median is £241,500 from 12 recorded sales in DH3 2EF. 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 7 secondary schools. Barley Mow Primary School is the nearest published school at 804 m.

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

Recorded crime

685 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 214 events.

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