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DH3 9SB

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH3 3TS 68 m
DH3 3UA 77 m
DH3 3TE 81 m
DH3 3TG 90 m
DH3 3SN 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 9SB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2005
Terminated
1 July 2012
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 9
Latitude
54.860822
Longitude
-1.573445
British National Grid easting
427,480
British National Grid northing
551,864

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
E00104491
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 007C · E01020598
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
35
Primary
28
Secondary
6

  1. Park View School

    Academy converter

    638 m

  2. Cestria Primary School

    Community school

    639 m

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    760 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,257
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 724
  • Shoplifting 378
  • Criminal damage and arson 309
  • Anti social behaviour 294
  • Public order 146

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    168 m

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    577 m

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    1.9 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    2.4 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    2.4 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    2.7 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    3.3 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.5 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.5 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Police Station

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • Police Station

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • North Burns

    BCS · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • North Burns

    BCS · Chester-le-Street

    0.1 miles

  • South Burns Stand J

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 007C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,524 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. Park View School is the nearest published school at 638 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,257 published events cover 12 months, averaging 188.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 724 events.

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