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DH6 5PD

Bowburn & Coxhoe · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bowburn & Coxhoe
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Postcode district
DH6
Postcode sector
DH6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH6 5NH 27 m
DH6 5FE 108 m
DH6 5DD 115 m
DH6 5PS 130 m
DH6 5EF 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH6 5PD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH6
Postcode sector
DH6 5
Latitude
54.740931
Longitude
-1.519719
British National Grid easting
431,020
British National Grid northing
538,545

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Bowburn & Coxhoe · E05016160
Parish or community
E04012610
Westminster constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor · E14001382
Output area
E00105021
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 044A · E01020695
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 044 · E02004319

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
13
Secondary
1

  1. Bowburn Primary School

    Academy converter

    766 m

  2. Strawberry Lane

    Other independent special school

    824 m

  3. Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
564
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 205
  • Anti social behaviour 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 63
  • Shoplifting 51
  • Public order 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

0 female, 2 male

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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH6 5 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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • BOWBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOW STREET, BOWBURN, DURHAM, DH6 5AL

    ODS code A83635

    711 m

  • COXHOE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 LANSDOWNE ROAD, COXHOE, DURHAM, DH6 4DH

    ODS code A83027

    3.1 km

  • WEST CORNFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    READING STREET, WEST CORNFORTH, FERRYHILL, DL17 9LH

    ODS code A83634

    4.2 km

  • CHEVELEY PARK MEDICAL CTR

    THE LINKS, BELMONT, DURHAM, DH1 2UW

    ODS code A83055

    5.0 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

  • Philip Avenue

    BCT · Bowburn

    0.1 miles

  • Tail upon End Lane

    BCT · Bowburn

    0.1 miles

  • Philip Avenue

    BCT · Bowburn

    0.1 miles

  • Bowburn Hall

    BCT · Bowburn

    0.1 miles

  • Bowburn Hall

    BCT · Bowburn

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 044A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,288 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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

16 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bowburn Primary School is the nearest published school at 766 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

564 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 205 events.

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