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NE17 7QS

Derwent & Pont Valley · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Derwent & Pont Valley
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Postcode district
NE17
Postcode sector
NE17 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE17 7PJ 247 m
NE17 7PE 259 m
NE17 7SN 284 m
NE17 7RD 308 m
NE17 7QX 320 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE17 7QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1988
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE17
Postcode sector
NE17 7
Latitude
54.899505
Longitude
-1.822217
British National Grid easting
411,500
British National Grid northing
556,100

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
E00171811
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 003D · E01020655
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 003 · E02004298

Postcode source versions

Explore NE17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
14
Secondary
1

  1. Ebchester CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km

  2. Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

  3. Chopwell Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
123
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Violence and sexual offences 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Other theft 10
  • Public order 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE17 7 residents
4,563

Age bands in NE17 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

719 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

394 residents

Age 25 to 44
25%

1,148 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

1,279 residents

Age 65 and over
23%

1,056 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • OAKFIELDS HEALTH GROUP

    HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7SB

    ODS code A83618

    586 m

  • CHOPWELL PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    SOUTH ROAD, CHOPWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7BU

    ODS code A85024

    2.3 km

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY

    83 QUEENS ROAD, CONSETT, DH8 0BW

    ODS code A83049

    3.9 km

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83636

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • School

    BCT · High Westwood

    0.2 miles

  • School

    BCT · High Westwood

    0.2 miles

  • Derwent Care Home

    BCT · Low Westwood

    0.3 miles

  • Summerfield

    BCT · Low Westwood

    0.3 miles

  • Derwent Care Home

    BCT · Low Westwood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 003D, 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

18,328 of 33,755

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

18 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ebchester CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

123 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 39 events.

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