DH8 5FD

Delves Lane · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Consett
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 5FE 95 m
DH8 5YF 171 m
DH8 5XY 215 m
DH8 5PY 219 m
DH8 5YE 245 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 5FD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 5
Latitude
54.854399
Longitude
-1.845435
British National Grid easting
410,022
British National Grid northing
551,077

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E43000254
Westminster constituency
Blaydon and Consett · E14001106
Output area
E00183287
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 014G · E01034490
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 014 · E02004305

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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93 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
41, Fenwick Way, Consett, DH8 5FD 18 December 2025 £168,000
5, Fenwick Way, Consett, DH8 5FD 20 October 2025 £180,000
37, Fenwick Way, Consett, DH8 5FD 25 April 2025 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
15
Secondary
1
  1. Delta Independent School

    Other independent school

    564 m
  2. Derwentside College

    Further education

    770 m
  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill

    Academy converter

    865 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,840
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 639
  • Shoplifting 281
  • Anti social behaviour 280
  • Criminal damage and arson 184
  • Public order 134

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
148

70 female, 78 male

Postcode households
52
Residents per household
2.8
DH8 5 residents
7,064

Age bands in DH8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,221 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

773 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.1%

2,040 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

2,015 residents

Age 65 and over
16.6%

1,204 residents

This postcode contained 2.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH8 5 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

3

within 5 km

  • CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION YARD, CONSETT, DH8 5YA

    ODS code A83018

    1.2 km

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY

    83 QUEENS ROAD, CONSETT, DH8 0BW

    ODS code A83049

    1.4 km

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83636

    2.6 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

  • Genesis Way

    BCT · Consett

    0.1 miles
  • Genesis Way

    BCT · Consett

    0.1 miles
  • Rose and Crown PH

    BCT · Blackhill

    0.2 miles
  • Rose and Crown PH

    BCT · Blackhill

    0.2 miles
  • Fell Top

    BCT · Blackhill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 014G, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,436 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
4
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 £169,000 from 16 recorded sales in DH8 5FD. 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 1 secondary schools. Delta Independent School is the nearest published school at 564 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,840 published events cover 12 months, averaging 153.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 639 events.

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