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DH8 0TU

Benfieldside · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Benfieldside
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 0TS 43 m
DH8 0TT 107 m
DH8 0TH 181 m
DH8 0UG 197 m
DH8 0TW 198 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 0TU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 September 2009
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 0
Latitude
54.871384
Longitude
-1.839574
British National Grid easting
410,394
British National Grid northing
552,968

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Benfieldside · E05016157
Parish or community
E43000254
Westminster constituency
Blaydon and Consett · E14001106
Output area
E00183267
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 003C · E01020629
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 003 · E02004298

Postcode source versions

Explore DH8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
15
Secondary
1

  1. Shotley Bridge Primary School

    Community school

    991 m

  2. Hassockfield Secure Training Centre

    Secure units

    1.0 km

  3. Benfieldside Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
535
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 238
  • Anti social behaviour 101
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Public order 31
  • Shoplifting 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH8 0 residents
6,818

Age bands in DH8 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,084 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

619 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

1,587 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

2,129 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

1,740 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY

    83 QUEENS ROAD, CONSETT, DH8 0BW

    ODS code A83049

    560 m

  • CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION YARD, CONSETT, DH8 5YA

    ODS code A83018

    2.4 km

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

    GEORGE EWEN HOUSE, WATLING STREET, LEADGATE, CONSETT, DH8 6DP

    ODS code A83636

    2.5 km

  • OAKFIELDS HEALTH GROUP

    HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7SB

    ODS code A83618

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hospital Main Entrance

    BCT · Shotley Bridge

    0.2 miles

  • Elm Park

    BCT · Shotley Bridge

    0.2 miles

  • Elm Park

    BCT · Shotley Bridge

    0.2 miles

  • Shotley Station

    BCT · Shotley Bridge

    0.3 miles

  • Shotley Station

    BCT · Shotley Bridge

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 003C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,507 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 1 secondary schools. Shotley Bridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 991 m.

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

Recorded crime

535 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 238 events.

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