DH7 8JP

Brandon · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Durham
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 8JW 37 m
DH7 8JR 64 m
DH7 8HA 69 m
DH7 8JG 72 m
DH7 8GA 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 8JP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 8
Latitude
54.758772
Longitude
-1.608221
British National Grid easting
425,311
British National Grid northing
540,495

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
E00104961
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 033I · E01034499
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 033 · E02004315

Postcode source versions

Explore DH7

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Rutter Street, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8JP 10 January 2025 £320,000
9, Rutter Street, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8JP 25 June 2021 £100,000
9, Rutter Street, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8JP 18 July 2019 £80,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
31
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Langley Moor Primary School

    Community school

    210 m
  2. Langley Moor Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    226 m
  3. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor

    Academy converter

    534 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
696
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 265
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Criminal damage and arson 74
  • Public order 55
  • Other theft 37

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83022

    1.8 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    3.3 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    3.5 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Shops

    BCT · Langley Moor

    0.0 miles
  • Boyne Hotel - High Street

    BCT · Langley Moor

    0.1 miles
  • Boyne Hotel - High Street

    BCT · Langley Moor

    0.1 miles
  • Boyne Hotel - Front Street

    BCT · Langley Moor

    0.1 miles
  • Shops

    BCT · Langley Moor

    0.1 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £320,000 from 1 recorded sale in DH7 8JP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Langley Moor Primary School is the nearest published school at 210 m.

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

Recorded crime

696 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 265 events.

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