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DH7 7HW

Brandon · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Brandon
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH7 7BF 10 m
DH7 7EP 35 m
DH7 7ET 62 m
DH7 7EF 76 m
DH7 7EW 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 7HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 7
Latitude
54.769567
Longitude
-1.650116
British National Grid easting
422,609
British National Grid northing
541,682

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Brandon · E05016161
Parish or community
E04010603
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00105112
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 026D · E01020714
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 026 · E02004310

Postcode source versions

Explore DH7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
15
Secondary
3

  1. New Brancepeth Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    169 m

  2. Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    978 m

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

    Academy converter

    979 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
593
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 260
  • Anti social behaviour 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 65
  • Shoplifting 41
  • Public order 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    1.8 km

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83022

    2.7 km

  • BROWNEY HOUSE SURGERY

    FRONT STREET, LANGLEY PARK, DURHAM, DH7 9YT

    ODS code A83617

    3.7 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Waltons Terrace

    BCT · New Brancepeth

    0.0 miles

  • Plantation View

    BCT · New Brancepeth

    0.1 miles

  • Club

    BCT · New Brancepeth

    0.1 miles

  • Plantation View

    BCT · New Brancepeth

    0.1 miles

  • Club

    BCT · New Brancepeth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 026D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,667 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. New Brancepeth Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 169 m.

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

Recorded crime

593 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 260 events.

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