DH6 4SU

Bowburn & Coxhoe · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Durham
Local authority
County Durham
Postcode district
DH6
Postcode sector
DH6 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH6 4ST 92 m
DH6 4SY 113 m
DH6 4SE 115 m
DH6 4EN 137 m
DH6 4SR 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH6 4SU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH6
Postcode sector
DH6 4
Latitude
54.710692
Longitude
-1.504478
British National Grid easting
432,025
British National Grid northing
535,187

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010614
Output area
E00105029
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 044B · E01020698
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 044 · E02004319

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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44 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Blackiston Close, Coxhoe, Durham, DH6 4SU 22 May 2026 £155,000
37, Blackiston Close, Coxhoe, Durham, DH6 4SU 10 October 2025 £323,000
33, Blackiston Close, Coxhoe, Durham, DH6 4SU 30 May 2025 £261,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
0
  1. Coxhoe Primary School

    Community school

    339 m
  2. West Cornforth Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  3. Kelloe Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
476
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 186
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Public order 34
  • Burglary 33

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
DH6 4 residents
7,235

Age bands in DH6 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,123 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

735 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

1,670 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

2,093 residents

Age 65 and over
19.5%

1,360 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH6 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • COXHOE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 LANSDOWNE ROAD, COXHOE, DURHAM, DH6 4DH

    ODS code A83027

    444 m

  • WEST CORNFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    READING STREET, WEST CORNFORTH, FERRYHILL, DL17 9LH

    ODS code A83634

    1.4 km

  • BOWBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOW STREET, BOWBURN, DURHAM, DH6 5AL

    ODS code A83635

    3.2 km

  • FERRYHILL AND CHILTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, DURHAM ROAD, FERRYHILL, DL17 8JJ

    ODS code A83045

    4.1 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

  • The Cricketers

    BCT · Coxhoe

    0.2 miles
  • The Cricketers

    BCT · Coxhoe

    0.2 miles
  • Belgrave Court

    BCT · Coxhoe

    0.2 miles
  • Red Lion

    BCT · Coxhoe

    0.2 miles
  • Belgrave Court

    BCT · Coxhoe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 044B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,812 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £211,995 from 35 recorded sales in DH6 4SU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 0 secondary schools. Coxhoe Primary School is the nearest published school at 339 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

476 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 186 events.

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