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DH8 1GL

Derwent & Pont Valley · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Derwent & Pont Valley
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 1FP 0 m
DH8 1FT 0 m
DH8 1GD 0 m
DH8 1GF 0 m
DH8 1GG 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 1GL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 1
Latitude
54.850232
Longitude
-1.792592
British National Grid easting
413,416
British National Grid northing
550,622

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Derwent & Pont Valley · E05016173
Parish or community
E43000254
Westminster constituency
Blaydon and Consett · E14001106
Output area
E00104871
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 012E · E01020669
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 012 · E02004304

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
19
Secondary
2

  1. Leadgate Primary School - Split Site

    Community school

    1.2 km

  2. Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Delves Lane Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
450
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 206
  • Anti social behaviour 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Public order 32
  • Shoplifting 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83636

    1.4 km

  • CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION YARD, CONSETT, DH8 5YA

    ODS code A83018

    2.3 km

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

    WEST ROAD SURGERY, 9 WEST ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7XT

    ODS code A83073

    3.6 km

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    3.7 km

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY

    83 QUEENS ROAD, CONSETT, DH8 0BW

    ODS code A83049

    3.8 km

  • LANCHESTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    DURHAM ROAD, LANCHESTER, DURHAM, DH7 0LP

    ODS code A83072

    4.8 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

  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Leadgate

    0.0 miles

  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Leadgate

    0.1 miles

  • The Pavillion

    BCT · Iveston

    0.2 miles

  • The Pavillion

    BCT · Iveston

    0.2 miles

  • Durham Road

    BCT · Leadgate

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 012E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,597 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

28 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 2 secondary schools. Leadgate Primary School - Split Site 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

450 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 206 events.

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