DH7 7PT

Deerness · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH7 7PX 37 m
DH7 7PU 92 m
DH7 7LQ 96 m
DH7 7QG 106 m
DH7 7QQ 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 7PT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2008
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 7
Latitude
54.777527
Longitude
-1.646378
British National Grid easting
422,845
British National Grid northing
542,569

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Deerness · E05016171
Parish or community
E04010603
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00105119
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 031D · E01034494
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 031 · E02004316

Postcode source versions

Explore DH7

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Esh Road, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7PT 17 February 2006 £197,500
1, Esh Road, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7PT 10 August 2001 £60,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    176 m
  2. Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor

    Academy converter

    245 m
  3. Durham Academy

    Academy converter

    720 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
861
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 368
  • Anti social behaviour 156
  • Criminal damage and arson 93
  • Shoplifting 59
  • Public order 45

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    931 m

  • BROWNEY HOUSE SURGERY

    FRONT STREET, LANGLEY PARK, DURHAM, DH7 9YT

    ODS code A83617

    3.0 km

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83022

    3.4 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    4.3 km

  • SACRISTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SACRISTON, DURHAM, DH7 6JW

    ODS code A83026

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Temperance Terrace

    BCT · Ushaw Moor

    0.0 miles
  • Station Road Club

    BCT · Ushaw Moor

    0.0 miles
  • Station Road Club

    BCT · Ushaw Moor

    0.0 miles
  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Ushaw Moor

    0.1 miles
  • Flass Inn

    BCT · Ushaw Moor

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 031D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,720 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 176 m.

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

Recorded crime

861 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 368 events.

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