DH7 8UF

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 8UG 45 m
DH7 8UL 108 m
DH7 8UW 109 m
DH7 8UD 136 m
DH7 8UE 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 8UF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 8
Latitude
54.745022
Longitude
-1.640027
British National Grid easting
423,272
British National Grid northing
538,954

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
E00104972
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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53 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
26, Roman Road, Brandon, Durham, DH7 8UF 8 April 2026 £108,500
7, Roman Road, Brandon, Durham, DH7 8UF 2 March 2026 £131,000
40, Roman Road, Brandon, Durham, DH7 8UF 20 June 2025 £112,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. Brandon Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    948 m
  2. Browney Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

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

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
828
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 337
  • Anti social behaviour 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 108
  • Public order 63
  • Shoplifting 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

26 female, 23 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
1.6
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+
97%
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

    803 m

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    4.3 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

  • Morley Wood

    BCT · Brandon

    0.1 miles
  • Morley Wood

    BCT · Brandon

    0.1 miles
  • Scripton Farm

    BCT · Brandon

    0.2 miles
  • Grove Rd - Sainsburys

    BCT · Brandon

    0.2 miles
  • Scripton Farm

    BCT · Brandon

    0.2 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
1
Low risk addresses
11
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 £108,500 from 9 recorded sales in DH7 8UF. 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Brandon Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 948 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

828 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 337 events.

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