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DH6 1BF

Pittington & Sherburn · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Pittington & Sherburn
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH6
Postcode sector
DH6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH6 1BE 66 m
DH6 1BG 86 m
DH6 1BH 148 m
DH6 1BQ 170 m
DH6 1BP 233 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH6 1BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH6
Postcode sector
DH6 1
Latitude
54.796912
Longitude
-1.492040
British National Grid easting
432,757
British National Grid northing
544,787

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Pittington & Sherburn · E05016189
Parish or community
E04010678
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00105172
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 027A · E01020725
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 027 · E02004311

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
18
Secondary
3

  1. Pittington Primary School

    Community school

    751 m

  2. Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

  3. West Rainton Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
73
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Burglary 12
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Public order 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH6 1 residents
6,705

Age bands in DH6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,075 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

671 residents

Age 25 to 44
24%

1,634 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,981 residents

Age 65 and over
21.2%

1,445 residents

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 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+
0%
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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, WOODLAND VIEW, WEST RAINTON, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 6RQ

    ODS code A83024

    1.8 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    2.5 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    2.6 km

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

    FRANCIS WAY, HETTON-LE-HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH5 9EZ

    ODS code A89004

    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

  • Front Street

    BCT · Low Pittington

    0.1 miles

  • Front Street

    BCT · Low Pittington

    0.2 miles

  • Blacksmiths Arms

    BCT · Low Pittington

    0.2 miles

  • Blacksmiths Arms

    BCT · Low Pittington

    0.2 miles

  • Moorsley Road-Station Houses

    BCT · Low Pittington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 027A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,539 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
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

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

Schools

Published establishments

23 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Pittington Primary School is the nearest published school at 751 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

73 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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