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DH9 8BF

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH9 8AE 51 m
DH9 8BJ 64 m
DH9 8AQ 82 m
DH9 0SY 126 m
DH9 0ST 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH9 8BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 8
Latitude
54.871175
Longitude
-1.700207
British National Grid easting
419,338
British National Grid northing
552,974

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
E00104839
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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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

    235 m

  2. North Durham Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    612 m

  3. Tanfield School

    Academy sponsor led

    794 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,754
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,026
  • Criminal damage and arson 373
  • Shoplifting 345
  • Anti social behaviour 343
  • Public order 192

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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

5

within 5 km

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    156 m

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83023

    187 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

    2.8 km

  • CEDARS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83038

    4.6 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

  • Stanley Bus Station Stand K

    BCS · Stanley

    0.1 miles

  • Stanley Bus Station Stand J

    BCS · Stanley

    0.1 miles

  • Stanley Bus Station Stand H

    BCS · Stanley

    0.1 miles

  • Royal Hotel

    BCT · Stanley

    0.1 miles

  • Stanley Bus Station Stand G

    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.

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

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 235 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,754 published events cover 12 months, averaging 229.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,026 events.

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