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DH9 0SF

Pelton · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH9 0SG 32 m
DH9 0SE 33 m
DH9 0SD 81 m
DH9 0SH 162 m
DH9 0SB 333 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH9 0SF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 0
Latitude
54.880705
Longitude
-1.630077
British National Grid easting
423,833
British National Grid northing
554,056

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
E00183223
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 002C · E01020622
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 002 · E02004290

Postcode source versions

Explore DH9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. West Pelton Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

  2. Roseberry Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  3. Ouston Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
346
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Burglary 18
  • Other theft 18

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    1.9 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    2.9 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    DURHAM ROAD, BIRTLEY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 2QT

    ODS code A85008

    3.7 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    3.8 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    4.3 km

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83023

    4.5 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

    MIDDLE CHARE SURGERY, MIDDLE CHARE, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3QD

    ODS code A83028

    4.6 km

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Aged Miners Homes

    BCT · High Handenhold

    0.5 miles

  • Aged Miners Homes

    BCT · High Handenhold

    0.6 miles

  • Bird Inn

    BCT · High Handenhold

    0.6 miles

  • Bird Inn

    BCT · High Handenhold

    0.6 miles

  • Walden Close

    BCT · Urpeth

    0.6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. West Pelton Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

346 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 132 events.

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