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DH6 2ND

Easington & Shotton · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH6 2NB 60 m
DH6 2NP 102 m
DH6 2NA 124 m
DH6 2XB 162 m
DH6 2LY 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH6 2ND
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH6
Postcode sector
DH6 2
Latitude
54.763668
Longitude
-1.382907
British National Grid easting
439,806
British National Grid northing
541,144

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
E00105350
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 034B · E01020761
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 034 · E02004326

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 8, Front Street Industrial Estate, Shotton Colliery, Durham, DH6 2ND 13 March 2017 £120,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Shotton Primary School

    Community school

    409 m

  2. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Howletch Lane Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
596
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 192
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Shoplifting 75
  • Other theft 28

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

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
28.6%
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

7

within 5 km

  • SOUTHDENE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LT

    ODS code A83619

    215 m

  • BEVAN MEDICAL GROUP

    BEVAN GROVE, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LQ

    ODS code A83616

    459 m

  • WILLIAM BROWN CENTRE

    MANOR WAY, PETERLEE, SR8 5TW

    ODS code A83012

    3.4 km

  • EAST DURHAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83057

    4.2 km

  • WINGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE INTRAHEALTH

    FRONT STREET WEST, WINGATE, TS28 5PZ

    ODS code A83610

    4.2 km

  • SILVERDALE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83627

    4.4 km

  • THE HORDEN GROUP PRACTICE

    SEA VIEW HEALTH CENTRE, FOURTH STREET, HORDEN, PETERLEE, SR8 4LD

    ODS code A83044

    4.5 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 · Shotton Colliery

    0.1 miles

  • Front Street

    BCT · Shotton Colliery

    0.1 miles

  • Church Street

    BCT · Shotton Colliery

    0.1 miles

  • Church Street

    BCT · Shotton Colliery

    0.2 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Shotton Colliery

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 034B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,103 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Shotton Primary School is the nearest published school at 409 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

596 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 192 events.

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