DH7 8TS

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 8TT 66 m
DH7 8PA 98 m
DH7 8TU 118 m
DH7 8TW 155 m
DH7 8XB 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 8TS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 8
Latitude
54.748238
Longitude
-1.645483
British National Grid easting
422,919
British National Grid northing
539,310

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
E00104989
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 038C · E01020687
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 038 · E02004317

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Brancepeth View, Brandon, Durham, DH7 8TS 17 December 2024 £249,950
2, Brancepeth View, Brandon, Durham, DH7 8TS 29 July 2022 £282,500
16, Brancepeth View, Brandon, Durham, DH7 8TS 6 November 2020 £134,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. Brandon Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Browney Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

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

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
753
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 302
  • Anti social behaviour 102
  • Criminal damage and arson 101
  • Public order 58
  • Shoplifting 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

29 female, 19 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.5% 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+
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%
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

2

within 5 km

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83022

    1.1 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    4.0 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

  • Ashbrook Close

    BCT · Brandon

    0.1 miles
  • Ashbrook Close

    BCT · Brandon

    0.1 miles
  • Alder Park - Beech Park

    BCT · Brandon

    0.2 miles
  • Alder Park - Beech Park

    BCT · Brandon

    0.3 miles
  • Briar Avenue - Blackthorn Close

    BCT · Brandon

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 038C, 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

12,625 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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
1
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £266,225 from 2 recorded sales in DH7 8TS. 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

Published establishments

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Brandon Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

753 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 302 events.

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