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DH6 5ND

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH6
Postcode sector
DH6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH6 5NE 18 m
DH6 5ES 193 m
DH6 5NB 200 m
DH6 5ER 240 m
DH6 5NZ 264 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH6 5ND
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2006
Terminated
1 July 2006
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH6
Postcode sector
DH6 5
Latitude
54.744563
Longitude
-1.531621
British National Grid easting
430,251
British National Grid northing
538,944

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe · E05016175
Parish or community
E04012611
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00183262
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 041D · E01020732
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 041 · E02004318

Postcode source versions

Explore DH6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
17
Secondary
1

  1. Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km

  2. Bowburn Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  3. Strawberry Lane

    Other independent special school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
494
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 190
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Criminal damage and arson 61
  • Shoplifting 35
  • Public order 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH6 5 residents
5,856

Age bands in DH6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,002 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

559 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.1%

1,827 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

1,606 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

1,073 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 straight-line

  • BOWBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOW STREET, BOWBURN, DURHAM, DH6 5AL

    ODS code A83635

    965 m

  • COXHOE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 LANSDOWNE ROAD, COXHOE, DURHAM, DH6 4DH

    ODS code A83027

    3.8 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    4.4 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    4.6 km

  • BELMONT & SHERBURN MEDICAL GROUP

    BROOMSIDE LANE, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2QW

    ODS code A83014

    4.6 km

  • WEST CORNFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    READING STREET, WEST CORNFORTH, FERRYHILL, DL17 9LH

    ODS code A83634

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Tail-upon-End Lane - Marlene Avenue

    BCT · Bowburn

    0.1 miles

  • Tail-upon-End Lane - Marlene Avenue

    BCT · Bowburn

    0.1 miles

  • Dallymore Drive

    BCT · Bowburn

    0.1 miles

  • Dallymore Drive

    BCT · Bowburn

    0.1 miles

  • High-Low Grange Farms

    BCT · Bowburn

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 041D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,488 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 1 secondary schools. Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

494 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 190 events.

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