DH9 6LT

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH9 6AH 45 m
DH9 6TA 91 m
DH9 6HH 94 m
DH9 0NH 147 m
DH9 6HJ 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH9 6LT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2003
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 6
Latitude
54.868001
Longitude
-1.695759
British National Grid easting
419,625
British National Grid northing
552,622

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
E00104911
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 008E · E01020675
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 008 · E02004301

Postcode source versions

Explore DH9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
21
Secondary
2
  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley

    Academy converter

    415 m
  2. South Stanley Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    500 m
  3. North Durham Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    514 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,833
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,051
  • Criminal damage and arson 386
  • Anti social behaviour 354
  • Shoplifting 345
  • Public order 195

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH9 6 residents
10,874

Age bands in DH9 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

2,125 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,178 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

2,819 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

2,833 residents

Age 65 and over
18.1%

1,979 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83023

    271 m

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    421 m

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    2.8 km

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

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

    ODS code A83073

    2.9 km

  • THE HAVEN SURGERY

    THE HAVEN, BURNHOPE, DURHAM, DH7 0BD

    ODS code A83622

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Spen Street

    BCT · Stanley

    0.1 miles
  • Stanley Bus Station Stand B

    BCS · Stanley

    0.1 miles
  • Stanley Bus Station Stand C

    BCS · Stanley

    0.1 miles
  • Stanley Bus Station Stand D

    BCS · Stanley

    0.1 miles
  • Stanley Bus Station Stand E

    BCS · Stanley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 008E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,346 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley is the nearest published school at 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,833 published events cover 12 months, averaging 236.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,051 events.

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