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DH9 9BL

Derwent & Pont Valley · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Stanley
Ward
Derwent & Pont Valley
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH9 9JG 32 m
DH9 9JD 90 m
DH9 9JQ 93 m
DH9 9JF 97 m
DH9 9JE 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH9 9BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 9
Latitude
54.883224
Longitude
-1.746847
British National Grid easting
416,340
British National Grid northing
554,303

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Derwent & Pont Valley · E05016173
Parish or community
E43000254
Westminster constituency
Blaydon and Consett · E14001106
Output area
E00104797
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 001D · E01020654
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 001 · E02004297

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Mount Pleasant, Dipton, Stanley, DH9 9BL 26 February 2026 £200,000
18, Mount Pleasant, Dipton, Stanley, DH9 9BL 17 November 2025 £250,000
16, Mount Pleasant, Dipton, Stanley, DH9 9BL 12 December 2022 £180,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
23
Secondary
2

  1. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton

    Academy converter

    661 m

  2. Collierley Nursery and Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Croft Community School

    Community special school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
286
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 96
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 27
  • Other theft 26
  • Vehicle crime 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

23 female, 23 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.2
DH9 9 residents
6,698

Age bands in DH9 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

1,023 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

578 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

1,492 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

2,020 residents

Age 65 and over
23.7%

1,589 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH9 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%
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

6

within 5 km

  • CEDARS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83038

    2.5 km

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

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

    ODS code A83073

    2.9 km

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    3.0 km

  • 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

    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

  • Hill Bank

    BCT · Flint Hill

    0.1 miles

  • North Road

    BCT · Flint Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Ewehurst Gardens

    BCT · Flint Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Ewehurst Road

    BCT · Flint Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Ewehurst Gardens

    BCT · Flint Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 001D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,242 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £200,000 from 5 recorded sales in DH9 9BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

27 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton is the nearest published school at 661 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

286 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 96 events.

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