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DH6 3PU

Thornley & Wheatley Hill · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Easington
Postcode district
DH6
Postcode sector
DH6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH6 3PX 10 m
DH6 3PT 65 m
DH6 3BP 87 m
DH6 3QX 98 m
DH6 3SJ 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH6 3PU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH6
Postcode sector
DH6 3
Latitude
54.747737
Longitude
-1.410428
British National Grid easting
438,050
British National Grid northing
539,356

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Thornley & Wheatley Hill · E05016196
Parish or community
E04010712
Westminster constituency
Easington · E14001211
Output area
E00105500
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 040A · E01020788
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 040 · E02004331

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
16
Secondary
3

  1. St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley

    Academy converter

    571 m

  2. Wheatley Hill Community Primary School

    Community school

    828 m

  3. Thornley Academy

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
726
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 211
  • Criminal damage and arson 147
  • Shoplifting 113
  • Anti social behaviour 76
  • Other theft 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH6 3 residents
5,684

Age bands in DH6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

921 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

571 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

1,402 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,597 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

1,198 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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • BEVAN MEDICAL GROUP

    BEVAN GROVE, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LQ

    ODS code A83616

    2.0 km

  • SOUTHDENE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LT

    ODS code A83619

    2.3 km

  • EAST DURHAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83057

    3.2 km

  • WINGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE INTRAHEALTH

    FRONT STREET WEST, WINGATE, TS28 5PZ

    ODS code A83610

    3.2 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

  • Patton Walk

    BCT · Wheatley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Front Street-Rock Farm Mews

    BCT · Wheatley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Patton Walk

    BCT · Wheatley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Front Street-Rock Farm Mews

    BCT · Wheatley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Vincents Corner - Front St

    BCT · Wheatley Hill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 040A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,222 of 33,755

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

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

Schools

Published establishments

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley is the nearest published school at 571 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

726 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 211 events.

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