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DH8 6QT

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 6QX 46 m
DH8 6QD 107 m
DH8 6PA 136 m
DH8 6PB 140 m
DH8 6PF 300 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 6QT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 6
Latitude
54.877049
Longitude
-1.828549
British National Grid easting
411,100
British National Grid northing
553,600

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
E00104806
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 003F · E01020657
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. Hassockfield Secure Training Centre

    Secure units

    368 m

  2. Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

  3. Shotley Bridge Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
226
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 126
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 27
  • Public order 12
  • Vehicle crime 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
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

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY

    83 QUEENS ROAD, CONSETT, DH8 0BW

    ODS code A83049

    1.5 km

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83636

    2.3 km

  • CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION YARD, CONSETT, DH8 5YA

    ODS code A83018

    2.9 km

  • OAKFIELDS HEALTH GROUP

    HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7SB

    ODS code A83618

    3.1 km

  • CHOPWELL PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    SOUTH ROAD, CHOPWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7BU

    ODS code A85024

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • West View

    BCT · Medomsley

    0.1 miles

  • West View

    BCT · Medomsley

    0.1 miles

  • Belle Vue

    BCT · Medomsley

    0.2 miles

  • Belle Vue

    BCT · Medomsley

    0.2 miles

  • Rose Terrace

    BCT · Medomsley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 003F, 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

18,479 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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. Hassockfield Secure Training Centre is the nearest published school at 368 m.

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

Recorded crime

226 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 126 events.

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