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DH7 8DX

Willington & Hunwick · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8DY 319 m
DH7 8DU 359 m
DL15 0TX 490 m
DL15 0TL 534 m
DH7 8DF 614 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 8DX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 8
Latitude
54.728410
Longitude
-1.656820
British National Grid easting
422,200
British National Grid northing
537,100

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
E04010636
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00106095
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 046E · E01020903
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 046 · E02004350

Postcode source versions

Explore DH7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
15
Secondary
2

  1. The Grange Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    1.9 km

  2. St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km

  3. Brandon Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Other theft 5
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83022

    2.9 km

  • WILLINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL STREET, WILLINGTON, CROOK, DL15 0EQ

    ODS code A83003

    3.1 km

  • BISHOPS CLOSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPENNYMOOR HEALTH CENTRE, BISHOPS CLOSE, SPENNYMOOR, DL16 6ED

    ODS code A83052

    4.9 km

  • ST ANDREW'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SENSIER HOUSE, ST. ANDREW'S LANE, SPENNYMOOR, DL16 6QA

    ODS code A83001

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Stockley Grove

    BCT · Brancepeth

    0.2 miles

  • Stockley Grove

    BCT · Brancepeth

    0.2 miles

  • Stockley Lane End

    BCT · Brancepeth

    0.3 miles

  • Stockley Lane End

    BCT · Brancepeth

    0.3 miles

  • Ox Close Farm

    BCT · Willington

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 046E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,691 of 33,755

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

20 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Grange Learning Centre is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

29 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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