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DH8 8SD

Benfieldside · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Benfieldside
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 8SE 89 m
DH8 8LF 127 m
DH8 8SF 139 m
DH8 8JY 192 m
DH8 8JX 246 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 8SD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 8
Latitude
54.861020
Longitude
-1.866581
British National Grid easting
408,663
British National Grid northing
551,811

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Benfieldside · E05016157
Parish or community
E43000254
Westminster constituency
Blaydon and Consett · E14001106
Output area
E00104681
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 014A · E01020630
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 014 · E02004305

Postcode source versions

Explore DH8

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
15
Secondary
1

  1. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill

    Academy converter

    686 m

  2. Benfieldside Primary School

    Community school

    876 m

  3. Shotley Bridge Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
502
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 197
  • Anti social behaviour 101
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Vehicle crime 34
  • Public order 32

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
DH8 8 residents
7,051

Age bands in DH8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.1%

1,387 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

742 residents

Age 25 to 44
26%

1,796 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

1,807 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

1,173 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH8 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY

    83 QUEENS ROAD, CONSETT, DH8 0BW

    ODS code A83049

    1.6 km

  • CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION YARD, CONSETT, DH8 5YA

    ODS code A83018

    2.7 km

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83636

    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

  • Chaytor Road - Bottom

    BCT · Bridgehill

    0.2 miles

  • Chaytor Road - Bottom

    BCT · Bridgehill

    0.2 miles

  • Pleasant View

    BCT · Bridgehill

    0.3 miles

  • Chaytor Road - Middle

    BCT · Bridgehill

    0.3 miles

  • Chaytor Road - Middle

    BCT · Bridgehill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 014A, 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

7,628 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

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

22 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill is the nearest published school at 686 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

502 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 197 events.

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