CheckNear.me

DH6 5PS

Bowburn & Coxhoe · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
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 5ED 85 m
DH6 5FB 87 m
DH6 5GA 100 m
DH6 5NH 128 m
DH6 5PD 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH6 5PS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH6
Postcode sector
DH6 5
Latitude
54.739810
Longitude
-1.520307
British National Grid easting
430,983
British National Grid northing
538,420

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
E00105024
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 044A · E01020695
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 044 · E02004319

Postcode source versions

Explore DH6

Use the wider postcode district to compare the same evidence across more locations.

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
15
Primary
12
Secondary
1

  1. Bowburn Primary School

    Academy converter

    640 m

  2. Strawberry Lane

    Other independent special school

    696 m

  3. Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
578
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 211
  • Anti social behaviour 118
  • Criminal damage and arson 64
  • Shoplifting 51
  • Public order 45

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

11 female, 5 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
1.3
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 0.3% 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.

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

3

within 5 km

  • BOWBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOW STREET, BOWBURN, DURHAM, DH6 5AL

    ODS code A83635

    597 m

  • COXHOE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 LANSDOWNE ROAD, COXHOE, DURHAM, DH6 4DH

    ODS code A83027

    3.0 km

  • WEST CORNFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    READING STREET, WEST CORNFORTH, FERRYHILL, DL17 9LH

    ODS code A83634

    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

  • Edward Avenue

    BCT · Bowburn

    0.2 miles

  • Philip Avenue

    BCT · Bowburn

    0.2 miles

  • Prince Charles Ave Oak tree

    BCT · Bowburn

    0.2 miles

  • Philip Avenue

    BCT · Bowburn

    0.2 miles

  • Edward Avenue

    BCT · Bowburn

    0.2 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bowburn Primary School is the nearest published school at 640 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

578 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.167 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.