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DH3 4DF

North Lodge · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chester Le Street
Ward
North Lodge
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH3 4AY 94 m
DH3 4AZ 145 m
DH3 4DG 166 m
DH3 4AJ 202 m
DH3 4AL 224 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 4DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 4
Latitude
54.871009
Longitude
-1.572543
British National Grid easting
427,531
British National Grid northing
552,998

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

Property

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28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
31, Longdean Park, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DF 12 September 2025 £420,000
29, Longdean Park, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DF 5 September 2025 £485,000
30, Longdean Park, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DF 8 August 2024 £440,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
35
Secondary
6

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  2. Barley Mow Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

  3. Rickleton Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,263
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 308
  • Violence and sexual offences 300
  • Anti social behaviour 180
  • Criminal damage and arson 155
  • Public order 89

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
81

37 female, 44 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
2.5
DH3 4 residents
5,901

Age bands in DH3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

819 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

518 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.8%

1,082 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,679 residents

Age 65 and over
29%

1,671 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH3 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    1.3 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    1.7 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    1.9 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    2.0 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    2.3 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    2.7 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    2.8 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    2.9 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    4.1 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    4.1 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    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

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lambton Worm PH

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Lambton Worm PH

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Northlands roundabout

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.2 miles

  • Lombard Drive - West

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.2 miles

  • North Lodge Estate

    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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £440,000 from 5 recorded sales in DH3 4DF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 6 secondary schools. Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,263 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 308 events.

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