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DH3 2RB

North Lodge · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 2EG 81 m
DH3 2ED 104 m
DH3 2AL 135 m
DH3 2DL 160 m
DH3 2AW 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 2RB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2016
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 2
Latitude
54.879361
Longitude
-1.568355
British National Grid easting
427,794
British National Grid northing
553,929

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
E00183303
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 007D · E01020611
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 007 · E02004292

Postcode source versions

Explore DH3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
49
Primary
40
Secondary
7

  1. Barley Mow Primary School

    Community school

    568 m

  2. Portobello Primary School

    Community school

    908 m

  3. Rickleton Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
755
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 241
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 84
  • Vehicle crime 63
  • Public order 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    1.3 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    1.5 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    2.3 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    2.4 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    2.4 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    2.7 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    3.2 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    3.2 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    3.6 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    3.6 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    4.7 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    4.7 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

    VICTORIA ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, VICTORIA ROAD, CONCORD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89026

    4.7 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, VICTORIA ROAD, CONCORD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89010

    4.7 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

    KELSO GROVE, SHINEY ROW, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4RW

    ODS code A89030

    4.9 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Vigo Lane-Cumberland Place

    BCT · Barley Mow

    0.1 miles

  • Bedford Avenue-Suffolk Place

    BCT · Barley Mow

    0.1 miles

  • Bedford Avenue-Cumberland Place

    BCT · Barley Mow

    0.1 miles

  • Bedford Avenue-Cumberland Place

    BCT · Barley Mow

    0.1 miles

  • Vigo Lane-The Drive

    BCT · Barley Mow

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

49 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 7 secondary schools. Barley Mow Primary School is the nearest published school at 568 m.

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

Recorded crime

755 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 241 events.

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