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DH8 6EF

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 6DR 46 m
DH8 6EG 82 m
DH8 6EL 88 m
DH8 6DS 90 m
DH8 6EE 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 6EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 6
Latitude
54.861659
Longitude
-1.806928
British National Grid easting
412,492
British National Grid northing
551,891

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
E00104872
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 012D · E01020668
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
26
Primary
18
Secondary
1

  1. Leadgate Primary School - Split Site

    Community school

    500 m

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

    Academy converter

    584 m

  3. Villa Real School

    Community special school

    967 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
619
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 258
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Anti social behaviour 69
  • Other theft 38
  • Vehicle crime 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
1
Residents per household
Not available
DH8 6 residents
6,702

Age bands in DH8 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,020 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

595 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

1,588 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

1,962 residents

Age 65 and over
23.6%

1,593 residents

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

6

within 5 km

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83636

    135 m

  • CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION YARD, CONSETT, DH8 5YA

    ODS code A83018

    1.8 km

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY

    83 QUEENS ROAD, CONSETT, DH8 0BW

    ODS code A83049

    2.4 km

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

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

    ODS code A83073

    4.5 km

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    4.6 km

  • OAKFIELDS HEALTH GROUP

    HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7SB

    ODS code A83618

    4.7 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

  • Watling Street

    BCT · Leadgate

    0.0 miles

  • Pont Head Estate - Tunstall Grove

    BCT · Leadgate

    0.1 miles

  • Watling Street

    BCT · Leadgate

    0.1 miles

  • Pont Head Estate - Tunstall Grove

    BCT · Leadgate

    0.1 miles

  • opposite Co-op

    BCT · Leadgate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 012D, 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

5,152 of 33,755

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

26 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 1 secondary schools. Leadgate Primary School - Split Site is the nearest published school at 500 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

619 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 258 events.

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