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DH3 3AS

Chester-le-Street North · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chester-le-Street North
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH3 3TA 33 m
DH3 3BE 46 m
DH3 3QG 49 m
DH3 3DF 50 m
DH3 3RF 51 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 3AS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 3
Latitude
54.858098
Longitude
-1.573053
British National Grid easting
427,507
British National Grid northing
551,561

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Chester-le-Street North · E05016163
Parish or community
E43000254
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104477
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 013B · E01020595
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 013 · E02004294

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
27
Secondary
5

  1. Cestria Primary School

    Community school

    336 m

  2. Park View School

    Academy converter

    351 m

  3. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street

    Academy converter

    690 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,373
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 787
  • Shoplifting 378
  • Criminal damage and arson 325
  • Anti social behaviour 309
  • Public order 154

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH3 3 residents
6,161

Age bands in DH3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.4%

791 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

592 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

1,413 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.6%

1,888 residents

Age 65 and over
26.4%

1,684 residents

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    138 m

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    273 m

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    1.7 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    2.4 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    2.6 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.0 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    3.0 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.7 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.8 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    4.9 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

  • Cone Terrace

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.0 miles

  • Front Street

    BCS · Chester-le-Street

    0.0 miles

  • Front Street

    BCS · Chester-le-Street

    0.0 miles

  • Front Street

    BCS · Chester-le-Street

    0.0 miles

  • Front Street

    BCS · Chester-le-Street

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 013B, 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

24,172 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

33 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Cestria Primary School is the nearest published school at 336 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,373 published events cover 12 months, averaging 197.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 787 events.

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