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DH7 7RX

Deerness · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 7LN 144 m
DH7 7NQ 177 m
DH7 7RE 193 m
DH7 7NE 196 m
DH7 7LB 208 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 7RX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 7
Latitude
54.779019
Longitude
-1.640177
British National Grid easting
423,243
British National Grid northing
542,737

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
E00105126
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 026E · E01020716
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 026 · E02004310

Postcode source versions

Explore DH7

Use the wider postcode district to compare the same evidence across more locations.

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
22
Secondary
4

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

    Academy converter

    255 m

  2. Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    279 m

  3. Durham Academy

    Academy converter

    329 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
849
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 364
  • Anti social behaviour 154
  • Criminal damage and arson 91
  • Shoplifting 59
  • Public order 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

20 female, 15 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
1.3
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 0.4% 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+
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

6

within 5 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    556 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

    3.5 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    3.9 km

  • SACRISTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SACRISTON, DURHAM, DH7 6JW

    ODS code A83026

    4.6 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    4.7 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

  • Bracken Court

    BCT · Ushaw Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Bracken Court

    BCT · Ushaw Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Victoria Court

    BCT · Ushaw Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Victoria Court

    BCT · Ushaw Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Oakridge Road

    BCT · Ushaw Moor

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 026E, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,653 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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.

Schools

Published establishments

33 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor is the nearest published school at 255 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

849 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 364 events.

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