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DH7 8HS

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH7 8HG 23 m
DH7 8HB 105 m
DH7 8HR 111 m
DH7 8JF 111 m
DH7 8HE 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 8HS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 August 2011
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 8
Latitude
54.755095
Longitude
-1.607697
British National Grid easting
425,347
British National Grid northing
540,086

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
E00183281
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 033I · E01034499
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 033 · E02004315

Postcode source versions

Explore DH7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
18
Secondary
4

  1. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor

    Academy converter

    383 m

  2. Langley Moor Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    566 m

  3. Langley Moor Primary School

    Community school

    583 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
794
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 292
  • Anti social behaviour 134
  • Criminal damage and arson 83
  • Shoplifting 61
  • Public order 61

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

    1.6 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    3.6 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    3.7 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Mill Road

    BCT · Littleburn

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Road

    BCT · Littleburn

    0.1 miles

  • Littleburn Road

    BCT · Littleburn

    0.2 miles

  • Littleburn Road

    BCT · Littleburn

    0.2 miles

  • Mill Road

    BCT · Langley Moor

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 033I, 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

19,567 of 33,755

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

28 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor is the nearest published school at 383 m.

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

Recorded crime

794 published events cover 12 months, averaging 66.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 292 events.

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