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DH7 7BD

Deerness · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Durham
Ward
Deerness
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH7 7BG 79 m
DH7 7EG 92 m
DH7 7BP 126 m
DH7 7DL 126 m
DH7 7DD 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 7BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 7
Latitude
54.784740
Longitude
-1.633052
British National Grid easting
423,698
British National Grid northing
543,376

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Deerness · E05016171
Parish or community
E04010593
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00104933
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 026A · E01020679
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 026 · E02004310

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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44 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
48, Cook Avenue, Bearpark, Durham, DH7 7BD 27 February 2026 £115,000
63, Cook Avenue, Bearpark, Durham, DH7 7BD 9 February 2026 £65,000
87, Cook Avenue, Bearpark, Durham, DH7 7BD 8 November 2024 £62,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
23
Secondary
4

  1. Bearpark Primary School

    Community school

    192 m

  2. Durham Academy

    Academy converter

    459 m

  3. Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
719
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 290
  • Anti social behaviour 139
  • Criminal damage and arson 78
  • Shoplifting 59
  • Public order 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
91

46 female, 45 male

Postcode households
42
Residents per household
2.2
DH7 7 residents
8,123

Age bands in DH7 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,457 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

867 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

2,236 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,277 residents

Age 65 and over
17.5%

1,453 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH7 7 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+
67.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
67.4%
Gigabit-capable
67.4%
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

6

within 5 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KELVIN HOUSE, 1-2 VICTOR TERRACE, BEARPARK, DURHAM, DH7 7DG

    ODS code A83030

    246 m

  • BROWNEY HOUSE SURGERY

    FRONT STREET, LANGLEY PARK, DURHAM, DH7 9YT

    ODS code A83617

    2.9 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    3.2 km

  • SACRISTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SACRISTON, DURHAM, DH7 6JW

    ODS code A83026

    3.9 km

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

    ADRIAN CLARK HOUSE, SAWMILLS LANE, MEADOWFIELD, DURHAM, DH7 8NH

    ODS code A83022

    4.1 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    4.3 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

  • Cook Avenue

    BCT · Bearpark

    0.0 miles

  • Cook Avenue

    BCT · Bearpark

    0.0 miles

  • Waterworks

    BCT · Bearpark

    0.1 miles

  • Waterworks

    BCT · Bearpark

    0.1 miles

  • Institute

    BCT · Bearpark

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 026A, 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

6,075 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
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 £82,500 from 8 recorded sales in DH7 7BD. 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Bearpark Primary School is the nearest published school at 192 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

719 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 290 events.

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