DH9 0QJ

Stanley · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Stanley
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH9 0QB 11 m
DH9 0QH 43 m
DH9 0QW 109 m
DH9 0QP 113 m
DH9 0QR 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH9 0QJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 0
Latitude
54.873114
Longitude
-1.664944
British National Grid easting
421,600
British National Grid northing
553,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Stanley · E05016195
Parish or community
E04010699
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104848
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 004C · E01020663
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 004 · E02004299

Postcode source versions

Explore DH9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
19
Secondary
2
  1. Beamish Primary School

    Academy converter

    202 m
  2. East Stanley School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Stanley Burnside Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
596
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 286
  • Criminal damage and arson 87
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Vehicle crime 40
  • Public order 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH9 0 residents
4,235

Age bands in DH9 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

611 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

394 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

1,010 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

1,329 residents

Age 65 and over
26.4%

1,200 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    STANLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, CLIFFORD ROAD, STANLEY, DH9 0AB

    ODS code A83023

    2.2 km

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    2.4 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

    21 GARDINER CRESCENT, PELTON FELL, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 2NJ

    ODS code A83637

    3.9 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

    UNIT 1, THE LAVENDER CENTRE, PELTON LANE, PELTON, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 1HS

    ODS code A83033

    3.9 km

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    4.9 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    4.9 km

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

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

    ODS code A83073

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Beamish Mary Inn

    BCT · No Place

    0.0 miles
  • Beamish Mary Inn

    BCT · No Place

    0.0 miles
  • Beamish Hills

    BCT · No Place

    0.2 miles
  • Beamish Hills

    BCT · No Place

    0.2 miles
  • Thatchers Foot

    BCT · East Stanley

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 004C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,948 of 33,755

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

22 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 2 secondary schools. Beamish Primary School is the nearest published school at 202 m.

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

Recorded crime

596 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 286 events.

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