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DH3 3XP

Chester-le-Street North · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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
DH2 2AD 100 m
DH2 2JQ 162 m
DH2 2AY 184 m
DH3 3TP 197 m
DH2 2JH 210 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 3XP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 3
Latitude
54.859374
Longitude
-1.580938
British National Grid easting
427,000
British National Grid northing
551,700

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
E00104494
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 007B · E01020597
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
33
Primary
27
Secondary
5

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    428 m

  2. Bullion Lane Primary School

    Community school

    705 m

  3. Cestria Primary School

    Community school

    736 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,476
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 832
  • Shoplifting 378
  • Criminal damage and arson 334
  • Anti social behaviour 330
  • Public order 156

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    478 m

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    651 m

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    1.4 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    1.9 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    2.1 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.2 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    3.5 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.6 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Spa Bridge

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Bank Top

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.2 miles

  • North Burns

    BCS · Chester-le-Street

    0.2 miles

  • Bank Top

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.2 miles

  • Glen Barr

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 007B, 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

26,655 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
8 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. Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 428 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,476 published events cover 12 months, averaging 206.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 832 events.

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