DH7 8JY

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 8JT 109 m
DH7 8JU 155 m
DH7 8JX 194 m
DH7 8JS 224 m
DH7 8LB 297 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 8JY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 8
Latitude
54.762566
Longitude
-1.606008
British National Grid easting
425,451
British National Grid northing
540,918

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
E00104959
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 033G · E01034497
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 033 · E02004315

Postcode source versions

Explore DH7

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Anns Place, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8JY 4 July 2024 £60,000
4, Anns Place, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8JY 18 December 2017 £41,800
4, Anns Place, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8JY 29 January 2016 £36,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
20
Secondary
4
  1. Langley Moor Primary School

    Community school

    408 m
  2. Langley Moor Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

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

    Academy converter

    961 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
513
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 155
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Criminal damage and arson 58
  • Public order 41
  • Burglary 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.4
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH7 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

    2.2 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    3.0 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    3.1 km

  • CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON DRIVE, DURHAM, DH1 5BH

    ODS code A83036

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Holiday Park Gates

    BCT · Langley Moor

    0.0 miles
  • Holiday Park Gates

    BCT · Langley Moor

    0.0 miles
  • Boyne Hotel - Front Street

    BCT · Langley Moor

    0.2 miles
  • Boyne Hotel - Front Street

    BCT · Langley Moor

    0.2 miles
  • Boyne Hotel - High Street

    BCT · Langley Moor

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 033G, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,105 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

Property market

The five-year median is £60,000 from 1 recorded sale in DH7 8JY. 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Langley Moor Primary School is the nearest published school at 408 m.

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

Recorded crime

513 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 155 events.

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