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DH8 7FL

Delves Lane · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Delves Lane
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 7FJ 74 m
DH8 7FN 82 m
DH8 7BW 84 m
DH8 7DD 106 m
DH8 7DE 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 7FL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 7
Latitude
54.837976
Longitude
-1.809999
British National Grid easting
412,302
British National Grid northing
549,255

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Delves Lane · E05016172
Parish or community
E43000254
Westminster constituency
Blaydon and Consett · E14001106
Output area
E00104777
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 012B · E01020651
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
24
Primary
16
Secondary
2

  1. Delves Lane Primary School

    Community school

    864 m

  2. Derwentside College

    Further education

    2.1 km

  3. Leadgate Primary School - Split Site

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
542
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 213
  • Shoplifting 80
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Criminal damage and arson 58
  • Public order 32

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH8 7 residents
9,312

Age bands in DH8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,650 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

966 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

2,197 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

2,566 residents

Age 65 and over
19%

1,736 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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION YARD, CONSETT, DH8 5YA

    ODS code A83018

    1.9 km

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83636

    2.5 km

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY

    83 QUEENS ROAD, CONSETT, DH8 0BW

    ODS code A83049

    3.9 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

  • Greenways

    BCT · Delves

    0.1 miles

  • Greenways

    BCT · Delves

    0.1 miles

  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Delves

    0.1 miles

  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Delves

    0.1 miles

  • Broadway

    BCT · Delves

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 012B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,031 of 33,755

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

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Delves Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 864 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

542 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 213 events.

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