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DH3 3XW

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 2LG 24 m
DH2 2JP 54 m
DH2 2LQ 61 m
DH2 2LU 88 m
DH2 2LP 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 3XW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 3
Latitude
54.863889
Longitude
-1.587123
British National Grid easting
426,600
British National Grid northing
552,200

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
E00104484
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
36
Primary
30
Secondary
5

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    213 m

  2. Bullion Lane Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  3. Cestria Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,243
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 699
  • Shoplifting 379
  • Anti social behaviour 315
  • Criminal damage and arson 314
  • Public order 140

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

    1.0 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    1.3 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    1.5 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    1.5 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    1.6 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.1 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.2 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.1 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • The Falcon

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • The Falcon

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Pelaw Crescent - Conyers Ave

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Conyers Avenue - Myrtle Avenue

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Elm Way

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) 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

2,243 published events cover 12 months, averaging 186.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 699 events.

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