DH
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Durham, with 12 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Gigabit coverage by postcode area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DH, 87.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DH compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.
Is DH safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DH at a rate of 100.9 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 2,955 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DH.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (11,347), anti-social behaviour (6,267) and other crime (5,227).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DH was 97.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in DH
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH1Durham, Gilesgate Moor | 52,581 | £225,000 | 120.5 per 1,000 |
| DH2Canada, Chester Moor | 30,671 | £160,000 | 82.6 per 1,000 |
| DH3Bridge End, Birtley | 26,581 | £197,000 | 103.1 per 1,000 |
| DH4Shiney Row, Houghton-le-Spring | 34,792 | £174,000 | 74.4 per 1,000 |
| DH5Hetton-le-Hole, Easington Lane | 21,193 | £141,000 | 82.2 per 1,000 |
| DH6Coxhoe, Wheatley Hill | 34,929 | £140,000 | 107.3 per 1,000 |
| DH7Sacriston, Langley Park | 42,604 | £152,000 | 96.9 per 1,000 |
| DH8Consett, Leadgate | 39,960 | £147,950 | 90.2 per 1,000 |
| DH9Stanley, Catchgate | 37,215 | £120,000 | 133.5 per 1,000 |
| DH97Carrville | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| DH98Carrville | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| DH99Durham, Carrville | No figure | No figure | No figure |
DH in brief
The DH postcode area, named after Durham, has 12 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in DH was £160,000 in 2025.
DH had 320,526 usual residents at the census.
In DH, 87.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DH, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.