DH9 9QS

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH9 9XA 66 m
DH9 9QT 68 m
DH9 8RH 152 m
DH9 8RN 165 m
DH9 9QX 185 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH9 9QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2008
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH9
Postcode sector
DH9 9
Latitude
54.881911
Longitude
-1.692085
British National Grid easting
419,854
British National Grid northing
554,171

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
E00104842
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 004C · E01020663
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 004 · E02004299

Postcode source versions

Explore DH9

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit H-I, Tanfield Lea Industrial Estate South, Tanfield Lea, Stanley, DH9 9QS 20 October 2017 £395,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
20
Secondary
2
  1. Shield Row Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    562 m
  2. Tanfield School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  3. North Durham Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,252
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 438
  • Shoplifting 186
  • Anti social behaviour 174
  • Criminal damage and arson 146
  • Public order 84

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83023

    1.4 km

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    1.5 km

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    4.0 km

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

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

    ODS code A83073

    4.0 km

  • CEDARS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83038

    4.1 km

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

    8 DEWHURST TERRACE, SUNNISIDE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5LP

    ODS code A85617

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Garage

    BCT · Kiphill

    0.2 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Kiphill

    0.2 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Kiphill

    0.2 miles
  • Station Villas

    BCT · Shieldrow

    0.3 miles
  • Station Villas

    BCT · Shieldrow

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 004C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,948 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. Shield Row Primary School is the nearest published school at 562 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,252 published events cover 12 months, averaging 104.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 438 events.

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