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DH3 3XJ

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH3 4DG 59 m
DH3 4AQ 82 m
DH3 4AH 141 m
DH3 4AR 187 m
DH3 4AY 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 3XJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1988
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 3
Latitude
54.869232
Longitude
-1.573045
British National Grid easting
427,500
British National Grid northing
552,800

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
E00104569
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 007E · E01020612
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 007 · E02004292

Postcode source versions

Explore DH3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
32
Secondary
6

  1. Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km

  2. Park View School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  3. Cestria Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,456
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 376
  • Shoplifting 323
  • Anti social behaviour 204
  • Criminal damage and arson 181
  • Public order 107

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    1.1 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    1.5 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    2.0 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    2.0 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    2.5 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    2.5 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    2.7 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.0 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.0 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    4.2 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    4.2 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    4.8 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Northlands roundabout

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Lambton Worm PH

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Park Road - Newcastle Road

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.2 miles

  • Lambton Worm PH

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.2 miles

  • Park Road - Newcastle Road

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 007E, 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

31,093 of 33,755

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

40 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,456 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 376 events.

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