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DH9 8AJ

Stanley · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Stanley
Ward
Stanley
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH9 8AL 20 m
DH9 8AH 45 m
DH9 0JQ 46 m
DH9 0HT 58 m
DH9 0JE 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH9 8AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2006
Terminated
1 July 2006
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 8
Latitude
54.872175
Longitude
-1.697738
British National Grid easting
419,496
British National Grid northing
553,086

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
E00104833
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 004A · E01020661
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 004 · E02004299

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Royal Road, Stanley, DH9 8AJ 3 April 2006 £105,000
5, Royal Road, Stanley, DH9 8AJ 2 June 2005 £70,001

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
20
Secondary
2

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley

    Academy converter

    87 m

  2. North Durham Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    457 m

  3. Tanfield School

    Academy sponsor led

    808 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,811
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,054
  • Criminal damage and arson 383
  • Shoplifting 345
  • Anti social behaviour 344
  • Public order 195

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH9 8 residents
7,254

Age bands in DH9 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

1,281 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

730 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

1,774 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

1,847 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

1,402 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

    239 m

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    341 m

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    3.0 km

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

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

    ODS code A83073

    3.0 km

  • CEDARS MEDICAL GROUP

    CEDAR CRESCENT, BURNOPFIELD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 6HU

    ODS code A83038

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Royal Hotel

    BCT · Stanley

    0.0 miles

  • Royal Hotel

    BCT · Stanley

    0.1 miles

  • Royal Hotel

    BCT · Stanley

    0.1 miles

  • Barn Hill - Top

    BCT · Stanley

    0.1 miles

  • Stanley Bus Station Stand K

    BCS · Stanley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 004A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,463 of 33,755

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

24 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley is the nearest published school at 87 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,811 published events cover 12 months, averaging 234.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,054 events.

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