DH9 8RB

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 8RA 51 m
DH9 8RG 59 m
DH9 0LA 67 m
DH9 0LH 75 m
DH9 0JX 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH9 8RB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 8
Latitude
54.876311
Longitude
-1.695026
British National Grid easting
419,668
British National Grid northing
553,547

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
E00104846
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 004B · E01020662
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 004 · E02004299

Postcode source versions

Explore DH9

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Oakland, Duncombe Crescent, Stanley, DH9 8RB 25 April 2016 £375,000
Oakland, Duncombe Crescent, Stanley, DH9 8RB 11 March 2008 £379,000
4, Duncombe Crescent, Stanley, DH9 8RB 1 February 2008 £133,000

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

    524 m
  2. North Durham Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    596 m
  3. Shield Row Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    633 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,108
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 771
  • Shoplifting 294
  • Anti social behaviour 273
  • Criminal damage and arson 260
  • Public order 139

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

7 female, 8 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.9
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH9 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83023

    725 m

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    818 m

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    3.4 km

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

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

    ODS code A83073

    3.4 km

  • CEDARS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83038

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Board Inn

    BCT · Shieldrow

    0.1 miles
  • Board Inn

    BCT · Shieldrow

    0.1 miles
  • Station Villas

    BCT · Shieldrow

    0.1 miles
  • Barn Hill - Top

    BCT · Stanley

    0.2 miles
  • Station Villas

    BCT · Shieldrow

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 004B, 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

7,269 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 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
0
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

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 524 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,108 published events cover 12 months, averaging 175.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 771 events.

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