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DH8 7LR

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 7LT 140 m
DH8 7LU 141 m
DH8 7LS 144 m
DH8 7LP 163 m
DH8 7LW 182 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 7LR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2020
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 7
Latitude
54.850260
Longitude
-1.815486
British National Grid easting
411,946
British National Grid northing
550,621

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
E00104781
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 012C · E01020652
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
24
Primary
16
Secondary
1

  1. Beechdale Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    886 m

  2. Delves Lane Primary School

    Community school

    900 m

  3. Consett Junior School

    Community school

    911 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,929
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 713
  • Shoplifting 287
  • Anti social behaviour 245
  • Criminal damage and arson 196
  • Public order 137

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION YARD, CONSETT, DH8 5YA

    ODS code A83018

    798 m

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83636

    1.3 km

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY

    83 QUEENS ROAD, CONSETT, DH8 0BW

    ODS code A83049

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Terminus

    BCT · Crookhall

    0.2 miles

  • Terminus

    BCT · Crookhall

    0.2 miles

  • Main Street

    BCT · Crookhall

    0.2 miles

  • Main Street

    BCT · Crookhall

    0.2 miles

  • Castledene Road - Gloucester Road

    BCT · Delves

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 012C, 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

8,136 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 1 secondary schools. Beechdale Nursery School is the nearest published school at 886 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,929 published events cover 12 months, averaging 160.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 713 events.

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