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DH9 7BF

Annfield Plain & Tanfield · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Annfield Plain & Tanfield
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH9 7XN 65 m
DH9 7YE 161 m
DH9 7YA 214 m
DH9 7DT 315 m
DH9 7YB 332 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH9 7BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 7
Latitude
54.850486
Longitude
-1.742349
British National Grid easting
416,642
British National Grid northing
550,661

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Annfield Plain & Tanfield · E05016152
Parish or community
E04010699
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104648
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 009B · E01020625
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 009 · E02004302

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
20
Secondary
3

  1. Annfield Plain Infant School

    Academy converter

    699 m

  2. Annfield Plain Junior School

    Academy converter

    901 m

  3. Catchgate Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
870
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 371
  • Criminal damage and arson 132
  • Anti social behaviour 112
  • Public order 62
  • Other theft 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH9 7 residents
8,190

Age bands in DH9 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

1,416 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

836 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

2,031 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

2,221 residents

Age 65 and over
18.7%

1,495 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    826 m

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

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

    ODS code A83073

    854 m

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    3.4 km

  • LANCHESTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    DURHAM ROAD, LANCHESTER, DURHAM, DH7 0LP

    ODS code A83072

    3.4 km

  • THE HAVEN SURGERY

    THE HAVEN, BURNHOPE, DURHAM, DH7 0BD

    ODS code A83622

    3.4 km

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83023

    3.6 km

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

    GEORGE EWEN HOUSE, WATLING STREET, LEADGATE, CONSETT, DH8 6DP

    ODS code A83636

    4.2 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Morrison Busty

    BCT · Annfield Plain

    0.4 miles

  • Morrison Busty

    BCT · Annfield Plain

    0.4 miles

  • Westview Terrace

    BCT · Greencroft

    0.5 miles

  • Derwent Terrace

    BCT · Annfield Plain

    0.5 miles

  • Tesco

    BCT · Annfield Plain

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 009B, 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

5,630 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

25 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Annfield Plain Infant School is the nearest published school at 699 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

870 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 371 events.

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