DH9 7XG

Annfield Plain & Tanfield · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH9 8NN 23 m
DH9 8GA 103 m
DH9 8PR 113 m
DH9 8NR 130 m
DH9 8PP 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH9 7XG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 7
Latitude
54.858037
Longitude
-1.747628
British National Grid easting
416,300
British National Grid northing
551,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010699
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104647
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 009B · E01020625
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 009 · E02004302

Postcode source versions

Explore DH9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
22
Secondary
3
  1. Catchgate Primary School

    Academy converter

    394 m
  2. Annfield Plain Infant School

    Academy converter

    631 m
  3. Annfield Plain Junior School

    Academy converter

    783 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
979
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 421
  • Criminal damage and arson 145
  • Anti social behaviour 127
  • Public order 71
  • Other theft 41

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

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

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

    ODS code A83073

    645 m

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    791 m

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    3.3 km

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83023

    3.5 km

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83636

    3.8 km

  • LANCHESTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    DURHAM ROAD, LANCHESTER, DURHAM, DH7 0LP

    ODS code A83072

    4.3 km

  • THE HAVEN SURGERY

    THE HAVEN, BURNHOPE, DURHAM, DH7 0BD

    ODS code A83622

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Derwent Terrace

    BCT · Annfield Plain

    0.1 miles
  • Road End

    BCT · Greencroft

    0.1 miles
  • Road End

    BCT · Greencroft

    0.1 miles
  • Road End

    BCT · Greencroft

    0.1 miles
  • Derwent Terrace

    BCT · Annfield Plain

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Catchgate Primary School is the nearest published school at 394 m.

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

Recorded crime

979 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 421 events.

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