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DH6 2LS

Easington & Shotton · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Easington & Shotton
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Easington
Postcode district
DH6
Postcode sector
DH6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH6 2AT 147 m
DH6 2FD 178 m
DH6 2JH 223 m
DH6 2JQ 251 m
DH6 2AR 347 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH6 2LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH6
Postcode sector
DH6 2
Latitude
54.767303
Longitude
-1.405357
British National Grid easting
438,358
British National Grid northing
541,536

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Easington & Shotton · E05016174
Parish or community
E04010693
Westminster constituency
Easington · E14001211
Output area
E00183304
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 034A · E01020760
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 034 · E02004326

Postcode source versions

Explore DH6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
17
Secondary
4

  1. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton

    Academy converter

    319 m

  2. Shotton Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Ludworth Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
509
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 85
  • Anti social behaviour 79
  • Shoplifting 68
  • Public order 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH6 2 residents
9,636

Age bands in DH6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,602 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

997 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

2,255 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

2,606 residents

Age 65 and over
18.2%

1,658 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

6

within 5 km

  • SOUTHDENE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LT

    ODS code A83619

    1.3 km

  • BEVAN MEDICAL GROUP

    BEVAN GROVE, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LQ

    ODS code A83616

    1.3 km

  • SILVERDALE FAMILY PRACTICE

    SOUTH HETTON HEALTH CTR, FRONT STREET, SOUTH HETTON, DURHAM, DH6 2TH

    ODS code A83627

    3.7 km

  • WILLIAM BROWN CENTRE

    MANOR WAY, PETERLEE, SR8 5TW

    ODS code A83012

    4.9 km

  • EAST DURHAM MEDICAL GROUP

    THE CARADOC SURGERY, FRONT STREET WEST, WINGATE, TS28 5PZ

    ODS code A83057

    4.9 km

  • WINGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE INTRAHEALTH

    FRONT STREET WEST, WINGATE, TS28 5PZ

    ODS code A83610

    4.9 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

  • Haswell Moor

    BCT · Shotton Colliery

    0.1 miles

  • Haswell Moor

    BCT · Shotton Colliery

    0.2 miles

  • Pemberton Arms

    BCT · Haswell

    0.2 miles

  • Pemberton Arms

    BCT · Haswell

    0.2 miles

  • Fleming Field

    BCT · Shotton Colliery

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 034A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,534 of 33,755

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

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton is the nearest published school at 319 m.

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

Recorded crime

509 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 182 events.

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