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DH7 0BJ

Lanchester & Burnhope · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Durham
Ward
Lanchester & Burnhope
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH7 0GA 72 m
DH7 0AE 81 m
DH7 0BH 91 m
DH7 0DL 117 m
DH7 0DQ 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 0BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 0
Latitude
54.827025
Longitude
-1.711165
British National Grid easting
418,655
British National Grid northing
548,058

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Lanchester & Burnhope · E05016180
Parish or community
E04010605
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104687
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 020A · E01020633
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 020 · E02004306

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Burnhope Food Shop, Front Street, Burnhope, Durham, DH7 0BJ 31 May 2021 £35,000
Belle Vue, Front Street, Burnhope, Durham, DH7 0BJ 26 June 2020 £155,000
Top Shop, Flat, Front Street, Burnhope, Durham, DH7 0BJ 30 April 2002 £35,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
15
Secondary
1

  1. Burnhope Primary School

    Academy converter

    268 m

  2. Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km

  3. St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
105
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 25
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Public order 10
  • Drugs 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
DH7 0 residents
5,727

Age bands in DH7 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

977 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.4%

434 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

1,147 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,646 residents

Age 65 and over
28%

1,634 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH7 0 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

7

within 5 km

  • THE HAVEN SURGERY

    THE HAVEN, BURNHOPE, DURHAM, DH7 0BD

    ODS code A83622

    225 m

  • LANCHESTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    DURHAM ROAD, LANCHESTER, DURHAM, DH7 0LP

    ODS code A83072

    1.9 km

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    3.7 km

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

    WEST ROAD SURGERY, 9 WEST ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7XT

    ODS code A83073

    3.8 km

  • BROWNEY HOUSE SURGERY

    FRONT STREET, LANGLEY PARK, DURHAM, DH7 9YT

    ODS code A83617

    4.0 km

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    4.8 km

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    STANLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, CLIFFORD ROAD, STANLEY, DH9 0AB

    ODS code A83023

    4.9 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

  • Whitehouse Avenue - Shops

    BCT · Burnhope

    0.0 miles

  • Whitehouse Avenue - Shops

    BCT · Burnhope

    0.0 miles

  • Post Office - Ivy Club

    BCT · Burnhope

    0.1 miles

  • Post Office - Ivy Club

    BCT · Burnhope

    0.1 miles

  • Outside 32 Whitehouse Avenue

    BCT · Burnhope

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 020A, 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

5,646 of 33,755

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

17 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 1 secondary schools. Burnhope Primary School is the nearest published school at 268 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

105 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 38 events.

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