DH9 0RB

Pelton · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH9 0RA 65 m
DH9 0RD 72 m
DH9 0SN 86 m
DH9 0RS 109 m
DH9 0SW 291 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH9 0RB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 0
Latitude
54.877887
Longitude
-1.655600
British National Grid easting
422,197
British National Grid northing
553,734

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Pelton · E05016187
Parish or community
E04010706
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104634
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 002C · E01020622
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 002 · E02004290

Postcode source versions

Explore DH9

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Paul Lea, Beamish, Stanley, DH9 0RB 27 August 2021 £226,000
4, Paul Lea, Beamish, Stanley, DH9 0RB 12 November 2015 £195,000
1, Paul Lea, Beamish, Stanley, DH9 0RB 21 January 2015 £160,000

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

    616 m
  2. West Pelton Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  3. East Stanley School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
251
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 127
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Vehicle crime 15
  • Other theft 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH9 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83023

    2.9 km

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    3.1 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    3.4 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    3.7 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Gate

    BCT · Beamish Museum

    0.1 miles
  • Gate

    BCT · Beamish Museum

    0.1 miles
  • Station Cottages

    BCT · Beamish

    0.1 miles
  • Station Cottages

    BCT · Beamish

    0.2 miles
  • Station Road

    BCT · Beamish

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 002C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,635 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £226,000 from 1 recorded sale in DH9 0RB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 2 secondary schools. Beamish Primary School is the nearest published school at 616 m.

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

Recorded crime

251 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 127 events.

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