DH8 7LG

Delves Lane · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 7EG 30 m
DH8 7ET 45 m
DH8 7ES 80 m
DH8 7EN 92 m
DH8 7EU 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 7LG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 7
Latitude
54.843169
Longitude
-1.821108
British National Grid easting
411,587
British National Grid northing
549,831

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
E00171830
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 012A · E01020650
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 012 · E02004304

Postcode source versions

Explore DH8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
14
Secondary
1
  1. Delves Lane Primary School

    Community school

    57 m
  2. Derwentside College

    Further education

    1.2 km
  3. Consett Infant School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,473
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 509
  • Shoplifting 258
  • Anti social behaviour 196
  • Criminal damage and arson 144
  • Public order 116

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

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION YARD, CONSETT, DH8 5YA

    ODS code A83018

    1.0 km

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83636

    2.2 km

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY

    83 QUEENS ROAD, CONSETT, DH8 0BW

    ODS code A83049

    3.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Aged Miners Homes

    BCT · Delves

    0.0 miles
  • Aged Miners Homes

    BCT · Delves

    0.1 miles
  • Iveston Road - Shaftoe Close

    BCT · Delves

    0.1 miles
  • Iveston Road - Shaftoe Close

    BCT · Delves

    0.1 miles
  • Gloucester Road

    BCT · Delves

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 012A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,442 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 1 secondary schools. Delves Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 57 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,473 published events cover 12 months, averaging 122.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 509 events.

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