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DH7 8DE

Willington & Hunwick · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Durham
Ward
Willington & Hunwick
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH7 8DD 114 m
DH7 8DT 120 m
DH7 8DG 139 m
DH7 8EL 153 m
DH7 8DF 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 8DE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 8
Latitude
54.735049
Longitude
-1.656003
British National Grid easting
422,249
British National Grid northing
537,839

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Willington & Hunwick · E05016202
Parish or community
E04010602
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00104958
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 038A · E01020685
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 038 · E02004317

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Castle Rigg, Brancepeth, Durham, DH7 8DE 18 June 2021 £750,000
Dukes Meadows, Brancepeth, Durham, DH7 8DE 7 August 2020 £778,800
Castle Lodge, Brancepeth, Durham, DH7 8DE 25 November 2016 £345,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
14
Secondary
1

  1. Brandon Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

  2. The Grange Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    2.6 km

  3. Browney Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
96
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 33
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Burglary 7
  • Other theft 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

15 female, 21 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.0
DH7 8 residents
10,521

Age bands in DH7 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,706 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,128 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.9%

2,756 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,951 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

2,120 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH7 8 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+
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%
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

2

within 5 km

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83022

    2.3 km

  • WILLINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL STREET, WILLINGTON, CROOK, DL15 0EQ

    ODS code A83003

    3.7 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

  • Village

    BCT · Brancepeth

    0.1 miles

  • Village

    BCT · Brancepeth

    0.1 miles

  • Stockley Lane End

    BCT · Brancepeth

    0.2 miles

  • Stockley Lane End

    BCT · Brancepeth

    0.2 miles

  • Stockley Grove

    BCT · Brancepeth

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 038A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,223 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

19 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 1 secondary schools. Brandon Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

96 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 33 events.

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