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DH9 6RZ

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH9 6FJ 10 m
DH9 6SG 50 m
DH9 6RU 79 m
DH9 6ST 90 m
DH9 6SP 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH9 6RZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2015
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 6
Latitude
54.870396
Longitude
-1.641500
British National Grid easting
423,106
British National Grid northing
552,905

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Pelton · E05016187
Parish or community
E04010676
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104540
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 005A · E01020606
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 005 · E02004291

Postcode source versions

Explore DH9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
23
Secondary
4

  1. West Pelton Primary School

    Community school

    156 m

  2. Roseberry Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  3. Beamish Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
357
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 152
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Other theft 28
  • Burglary 16

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

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

    2.5 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    2.5 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    3.5 km

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83023

    3.6 km

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    3.8 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    4.5 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    4.7 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Twizell Road End

    BCT · West Pelton

    0.0 miles

  • Twizell Road End

    BCT · West Pelton

    0.0 miles

  • Twizell Road End

    BCT · West Pelton

    0.0 miles

  • Institute

    BCT · West Pelton

    0.1 miles

  • Church

    BCT · West Pelton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 005A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,361 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
3 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. West Pelton Primary School is the nearest published school at 156 m.

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

Recorded crime

357 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 152 events.

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