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DH8 7RX

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 7QW 69 m
DH8 7RT 76 m
DH8 7QX 80 m
DH8 7QL 95 m
DH8 7QJ 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 7RX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 7
Latitude
54.858138
Longitude
-1.802147
British National Grid easting
412,800
British National Grid northing
551,500

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
E00104873
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 012E · E01020669
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
27
Primary
18
Secondary
2

  1. Leadgate Primary School - Split Site

    Community school

    280 m

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

    Academy converter

    397 m

  3. Villa Real School

    Community special school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
526
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 211
  • Anti social behaviour 63
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Other theft 35
  • Vehicle crime 33

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83636

    367 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

    2.9 km

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

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

    ODS code A83073

    4.1 km

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Leadgate House

    BCT · Leadgate

    0.1 miles

  • Leadgate House

    BCT · Leadgate

    0.1 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Leadgate

    0.1 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Leadgate

    0.1 miles

  • Durham Road

    BCT · Leadgate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 012E, 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

4,597 of 33,755

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

27 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 2 secondary schools. Leadgate Primary School - Split Site is the nearest published school at 280 m.

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

Recorded crime

526 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 211 events.

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