DH9 8HB

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH9 8PD 32 m
DH9 8PB 40 m
DH9 8PA 123 m
DH9 8PG 126 m
DH9 8PE 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH9 8HB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 8
Latitude
54.853553
Longitude
-1.752328
British National Grid easting
416,000
British National Grid northing
551,000

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
E00104648
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
30
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Catchgate Primary School

    Academy converter

    937 m
  2. Annfield Plain Infant School

    Academy converter

    953 m
  3. Annfield Plain Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
746
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 311
  • Criminal damage and arson 112
  • Anti social behaviour 103
  • Public order 57
  • Vehicle crime 32

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

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

    ODS code A83073

    1.1 km

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    1.1 km

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83636

    3.5 km

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    3.7 km

  • LANCHESTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    DURHAM ROAD, LANCHESTER, DURHAM, DH7 0LP

    ODS code A83072

    3.9 km

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83023

    3.9 km

  • THE HAVEN SURGERY

    THE HAVEN, BURNHOPE, DURHAM, DH7 0BD

    ODS code A83622

    4.1 km

  • CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION YARD, CONSETT, DH8 5YA

    ODS code A83018

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Loud View Terrace

    BCT · Greencroft

    0.0 miles
  • Loud View Terrace

    BCT · Greencroft

    0.1 miles
  • Westview Terrace

    BCT · Greencroft

    0.2 miles
  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Greencroft

    0.2 miles
  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Greencroft

    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

30 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Catchgate Primary School is the nearest published school at 937 m.

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

Recorded crime

746 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 311 events.

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