DH9 9JR

Derwent & Pont Valley · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH9 9JT 6 m
DH9 9JS 10 m
DH9 9JY 17 m
DH9 9JW 56 m
DH9 9JU 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH9 9JR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 9
Latitude
54.884999
Longitude
-1.749018
British National Grid easting
416,200
British National Grid northing
554,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E43000254
Westminster constituency
Blaydon and Consett · E14001106
Output area
E00104796
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 001D · E01020654
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 001 · E02004297

Postcode source versions

Explore DH9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
22
Secondary
2
  1. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton

    Academy converter

    826 m
  2. Collierley Nursery and Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Croft Community School

    Community special school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
237
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 82
  • Anti social behaviour 49
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Other theft 21
  • Vehicle crime 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • CEDARS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83038

    2.4 km

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

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

    ODS code A83073

    3.1 km

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    3.3 km

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    3.5 km

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83023

    3.7 km

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83636

    4.6 km

  • OAKFIELDS HEALTH GROUP

    HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7SB

    ODS code A83618

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Ewehurst Road

    BCT · Flint Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Ewehurst Gardens

    BCT · Flint Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Ewehurst Gardens

    BCT · Flint Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Ewehurst Road

    BCT · Flint Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Hill Bank

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton is the nearest published school at 826 m.

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

Recorded crime

237 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 82 events.

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