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DH7 8PW

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 8QG 44 m
DH7 8QX 63 m
DH7 8NW 65 m
DH7 8NY 146 m
DH7 8NN 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 8PW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 8
Latitude
54.752253
Longitude
-1.629833
British National Grid easting
423,924
British National Grid northing
539,762

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
E00104981
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 038B · E01020686
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 038 · E02004317

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Oak Tree Mews, Brandon, Durham, DH7 8PW 18 January 2018 £85,000
2, Oak Tree Mews, Brandon, Durham, DH7 8PW 26 September 2013 £75,000
1, Oak Tree Mews, Brandon, Durham, DH7 8PW 13 November 2012 £75,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
12
Secondary
3

  1. Brandon Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    237 m

  2. Browney Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

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

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,078
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 418
  • Anti social behaviour 171
  • Criminal damage and arson 135
  • Public order 82
  • Shoplifting 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.3
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% 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+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
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

3

within 5 km

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83022

    443 m

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    3.5 km

  • CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    26 GILESGATE, DURHAM, DH1 1QW

    ODS code A83011

    5.0 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

  • Carr Avenue

    BCT · Brandon

    0.0 miles

  • Lowland Road

    BCT · Brandon

    0.1 miles

  • Lowland Road

    BCT · Brandon

    0.1 miles

  • Carr Avenue

    BCT · Brandon

    0.1 miles

  • Carr Avenue-Hawthorn Park

    BCT · Brandon

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 038B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,195 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Brandon Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 237 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,078 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 418 events.

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