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DH3 9GF

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH2 1ZZ 0 m
DH3 2ST 0 m
DH3 3YH 0 m
DH3 9BA 0 m
DH3 9FH 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 9GF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 9
Latitude
54.853904
Longitude
-1.574017
British National Grid easting
427,448
British National Grid northing
551,094

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
E00104466
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 011B · E01020593
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 011 · E02004293

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
26
Secondary
3

  1. Cestria Primary School

    Community school

    182 m

  2. Park View School

    Academy converter

    297 m

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

    Academy converter

    342 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,410
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 808
  • Shoplifting 378
  • Criminal damage and arson 325
  • Anti social behaviour 316
  • Public order 156

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    202 m

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    603 m

  • 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

    2.3 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    2.7 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    2.9 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.4 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.1 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    4.2 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Black Horse

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.0 miles

  • Black Horse

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Lambton Arms PH

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Church Chare schools

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Park View School - Deanery Site

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 011B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,733 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

29 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Cestria Primary School is the nearest published school at 182 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,410 published events cover 12 months, averaging 200.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 808 events.

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