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DH7 9PP

Deerness · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Deerness
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH7 9PW 65 m
DH7 9PN 77 m
DH7 9PL 99 m
DH7 9PH 113 m
DH7 9PY 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH7 9PP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH7
Postcode sector
DH7 9
Latitude
54.771294
Longitude
-1.697790
British National Grid easting
419,541
British National Grid northing
541,860

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Deerness · E05016171
Parish or community
E04010603
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00105071
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 031B · E01020706
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 031 · E02004316

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. The Independent Grammar School:Durham

    Other independent school

    306 m

  2. Esh Winning Academy

    Academy converter

    816 m

  3. St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
416
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 169
  • Anti social behaviour 105
  • Criminal damage and arson 51
  • Other crime 20
  • Public order 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

15 female, 7 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.1
DH7 9 residents
9,652

Age bands in DH7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,527 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

892 residents

Age 25 to 44
23%

2,184 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

2,834 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

2,056 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH7 9 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

  • BROWNEY HOUSE SURGERY

    FRONT STREET, LANGLEY PARK, DURHAM, DH7 9YT

    ODS code A83617

    3.7 km

  • DUNELM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83030

    4.2 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

  • RCSchool

    BCT · Esh Winning

    0.1 miles

  • RCSchool

    BCT · Esh Winning

    0.1 miles

  • Morleys Opening

    BCT · Esh Winning

    0.1 miles

  • Morleys South Terrace

    BCT · Esh Winning

    0.2 miles

  • Morleys South Terrace

    BCT · Esh Winning

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 031B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,502 of 33,755

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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Independent Grammar School:Durham is the nearest published school at 306 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

416 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 169 events.

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