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DH7 8UX

Brandon · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8TF 47 m
DH7 8TG 66 m
DH7 8TD 80 m
DH7 8TE 90 m
DH7 8UQ 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 8UX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 8
Latitude
54.746347
Longitude
-1.644241
British National Grid easting
423,000
British National Grid northing
539,100

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

Explore DH7

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

    1.7 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
770
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 309
  • Anti social behaviour 105
  • Criminal damage and arson 102
  • Public order 59
  • Shoplifting 50

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83022

    1.0 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Ashbrook Close

    BCT · Brandon

    0.1 miles

  • Ashbrook Close

    BCT · Brandon

    0.1 miles

  • Morley Wood

    BCT · Brandon

    0.2 miles

  • Morley Wood

    BCT · Brandon

    0.2 miles

  • Grove Rd - Sainsburys

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

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

770 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 309 events.

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