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DH3 3XG

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 3BD 20 m
DH3 3BH 37 m
DH3 3BB 66 m
DH3 3QF 69 m
DH3 3AW 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 3XG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 August 2008
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 3
Latitude
54.856824
Longitude
-1.573674
British National Grid easting
427,468
British National Grid northing
551,419

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

Explore DH3

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

    213 m

  2. Park View School

    Academy converter

    273 m

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

    Academy converter

    575 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,406
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 802
  • Shoplifting 378
  • Criminal damage and arson 327
  • Anti social behaviour 318
  • Public order 155

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    136 m

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    277 m

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    1.6 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    2.3 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    2.7 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    2.9 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.1 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.8 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.9 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Front Street

    BCS · Chester-le-Street

    0.0 miles

  • Lambton Arms PH

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Front Street

    BCS · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Front Street

    BCS · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Front Street

    BCS · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 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

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Cestria Primary School is the nearest published school at 213 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,406 published events cover 12 months, averaging 200.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 802 events.

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