DH7 0JU

Lanchester & Burnhope · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Durham
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH7 0JG 47 m
DH7 0HZ 49 m
DH7 0JD 49 m
DH7 0JA 84 m
DH7 0HY 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 0JU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 0
Latitude
54.824624
Longitude
-1.746949
British National Grid easting
416,357
British National Grid northing
547,782

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010655
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104858
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 020B · E01020664
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 020 · E02004306

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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57 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Croft Court, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0JU 7 July 2026 £124,995
8, Croft Court, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0JU 5 June 2026 £108,000
3, Croft Court, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0JU 22 January 2025 £60,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester

    Academy converter

    47 m
  2. Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

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

    Academy converter

    425 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
176
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 71
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Public order 14
  • Other theft 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

13 female, 7 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
1.1
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 0.3% 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+
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

  • LANCHESTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    DURHAM ROAD, LANCHESTER, DURHAM, DH7 0LP

    ODS code A83072

    754 m

  • THE HAVEN SURGERY

    THE HAVEN, BURNHOPE, DURHAM, DH7 0BD

    ODS code A83622

    2.2 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

    3.7 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

  • Front St Infants School

    BCT · Lanchester

    0.0 miles
  • Fenhall

    BCT · Lanchester

    0.1 miles
  • Fenhall

    BCT · Lanchester

    0.1 miles
  • Kitswell Rd - Cemetery

    BCT · Lanchester

    0.1 miles
  • Kitswell Rd - Cemetery

    BCT · Lanchester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 020B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,598 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £101,000 from 12 recorded sales in DH7 0JU. 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester is the nearest published school at 47 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

176 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 71 events.

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