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DH8 9BP

Weardale · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Weardale
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 9DR 173 m
DH8 9DP 537 m
DH8 9BN 799 m
DH8 9BJ 909 m
DH8 9BW 941 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 9BP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 9
Latitude
54.835798
Longitude
-1.908123
British National Grid easting
406,000
British National Grid northing
549,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Weardale · E05016200
Parish or community
E04010669
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104710
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 014C · E01020637
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 014 · E02004305

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
0

  1. Castleside Primary School

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    2.0 km

  2. Moorside Primary Academy

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    2.2 km

  3. St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett

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    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH8 9 residents
2,914

Age bands in DH8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.5%

348 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

283 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.9%

498 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.1%

920 residents

Age 65 and over
26.3%

733 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.

Nearby transport

  • Dean Howl Farm

    BCT · Castleside

    0.4 miles

  • Dean Howl Farm

    BCT · Castleside

    0.4 miles

  • Healeyfield

    BCT · Castleside

    0.7 miles

  • Healeyfield

    BCT · Castleside

    0.8 miles

  • Gold Hill

    BCT · Castleside

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 014C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,868 of 33,755

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

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. Castleside Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 3 events.

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