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DH6 2NG

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
SR8 2RQ 134 m
DH6 2NF 140 m
SR8 2HY 180 m
DH6 2NQ 215 m
SR8 2JH 244 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH6 2NG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH6
Postcode sector
DH6 2
Latitude
54.762568
Longitude
-1.373320
British National Grid easting
440,424
British National Grid northing
541,027

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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. Shotton Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

  2. Howletch Lane Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  3. East Durham College

    Further education

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
970
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 328
  • Criminal damage and arson 160
  • Shoplifting 144
  • Anti social behaviour 137
  • Public order 52

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • SOUTHDENE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LT

    ODS code A83619

    830 m

  • BEVAN MEDICAL GROUP

    BEVAN GROVE, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LQ

    ODS code A83616

    971 m

  • WILLIAM BROWN CENTRE

    MANOR WAY, PETERLEE, SR8 5TW

    ODS code A83012

    2.7 km

  • THE HORDEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83044

    3.9 km

  • EAST DURHAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83057

    4.1 km

  • WINGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE INTRAHEALTH

    FRONT STREET WEST, WINGATE, TS28 5PZ

    ODS code A83610

    4.1 km

  • SILVERDALE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83627

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Whitehouse Crescent

    BCT · Shotton Colliery

    0.1 miles

  • Whitehouse Crescent

    BCT · Shotton Colliery

    0.2 miles

  • Optilon - Cook Way

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.2 miles

  • Cook Way

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.2 miles

  • Optilon - Cook Way

    BCT · Peterlee

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Shotton Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

970 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 328 events.

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