DH7 0RJ

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 0RT 428 m
DH8 7TQ 460 m
DH8 9ES 704 m
DH7 0RR 982 m
DH8 7PD 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 0RJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 0
Latitude
54.830855
Longitude
-1.791275
British National Grid easting
413,507
British National Grid northing
548,466

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
E00104856
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 020B · E01020664
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 020 · E02004306

Postcode source versions

Explore DH7

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Hurbuck Cottages, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0RJ 24 November 2017 £184,500
9, Hurbuck Cottages, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0RJ 1 December 2016 £162,500
3, Hurbuck Cottages, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0RJ 26 October 2007 £176,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Delves Lane Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 km
  2. St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester

    Academy converter

    2.9 km
  3. All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Public order 2
  • Vehicle crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

13 female, 11 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH7 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION YARD, CONSETT, DH8 5YA

    ODS code A83018

    3.3 km

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

    GEORGE EWEN HOUSE, WATLING STREET, LEADGATE, CONSETT, DH8 6DP

    ODS code A83636

    3.4 km

  • LANCHESTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    DURHAM ROAD, LANCHESTER, DURHAM, DH7 0LP

    ODS code A83072

    3.6 km

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

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

    ODS code A83073

    4.6 km

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cottages

    BCT · Hurbuck

    0.0 miles
  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Delves

    0.8 miles
  • Bus stop

    BCT · Knitsley

    0.8 miles
  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Delves

    0.8 miles
  • Farm

    BCT · Lanchester

    0.9 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

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Delves Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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