DH1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Durham and Gilesgate Moor, in County Durham.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DH1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DH1, 75.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DH1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DH1 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DH1 at a rate of 120.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 100.9 per 1,000 people across DH.
In August 2026 alone, 516 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DH1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,018), other crime (1,174) and anti-social behaviour (1,165).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DH1 was 113.1 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.
Deprivation in DH1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DH1 has no single figure. Of its 28 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 12 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DH1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Durham 022A | 2,617 | 179.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 76.3% |
| County Durham 022B | 1,524 | 23.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 85.3% |
| County Durham 022C | 1,304 | 33.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 64.1% |
| County Durham 022D | 1,188 | 21.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 82.6% |
| County Durham 022E | 1,089 | 19.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 44.3% |
| County Durham 023A | 1,223 | 120.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.8% |
| County Durham 023B | 1,689 | 72.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 83.9% |
| County Durham 023C | 1,880 | 63.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| County Durham 023D | 1,403 | 34.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.2% |
| County Durham 028A | 1,803 | 27.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.1% |
| County Durham 028B | 1,588 | 103.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 77.6% |
| County Durham 028C | 1,267 | 99.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.5% |
| County Durham 028D | 1,318 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.9% |
| County Durham 028E | 1,449 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 56.3% |
| County Durham 029A | 1,346 | 404.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.3% |
| County Durham 029B | 1,963 | 111.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| County Durham 029C | 1,706 | 335.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 80.8% |
| County Durham 029D | 1,732 | 133.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| County Durham 030A | 2,569 | 333.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 52.9% |
| County Durham 030E | 1,552 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 43.3% |
| County Durham 030F | 2,083 | 122.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 63.1% |
| County Durham 030H | 6,464 | 155.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 36.7% |
| County Durham 033B | 2,743 | 268.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 74.2% |
| County Durham 033C | 1,849 | 36.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 79.0% |
| County Durham 033D | 1,777 | 52.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 62.5% |
| County Durham 033F | 1,612 | 16.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 82.5% |
| County Durham 033H | 1,978 | 14.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.1% |
| County Durham 041D | 2,363 | 49.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.4% |
MPs for DH1
- Mary Kelly FoyLabourMP for City of Durham100% of DH1’s postcodes
- Alan StricklandLabourMP for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor0.1% of DH1’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in DH16
Postcode sectors in DH16
Council1
Towns in DH11
Postcode districts next to DH15
Nearest rail stations1
More in the DH postcode area2
DH1 in brief
DH1 is a postcode district covering Durham and Gilesgate Moor, in County Durham.
About 54,293 people lived in DH1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £225,000 in 2025 across 618 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 120.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DH1 was £225,000 in 2025.
DH1 had 52,581 usual residents at the census.
In DH1, 75.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DH1, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.