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DH3 3RW

Chester-le-Street South · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH2 3BX 0 m
DH2 3RL 77 m
DH2 3RJ 92 m
DH2 3RN 107 m
DH2 3RW 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 3RW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2004
Terminated
1 October 2020
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 3
Latitude
54.836441
Longitude
-1.586080
British National Grid easting
426,685
British National Grid northing
549,146

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
E43000254
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104524
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 019A · E01020604
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 019 · E02004296

Postcode source versions

Explore DH3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
21
Secondary
3

  1. Red Rose Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  2. Nettlesworth Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km

  3. Hermitage Academy

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
455
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 206
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 53
  • Public order 37
  • Other theft 25

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

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    1.9 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    2.3 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    2.7 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    2.8 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    2.8 km

  • SACRISTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SACRISTON, DURHAM, DH7 6JW

    ODS code A83026

    3.3 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    4.3 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Inn

    BCT · Chester Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Inn

    BCT · Chester Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Farm

    BCT · Chester Moor

    0.2 miles

  • Estate

    BCT · Chester Moor

    0.3 miles

  • Estate

    BCT · Chester Moor

    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

25 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 3 secondary schools. Red Rose Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

455 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 206 events.

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