# DH1 1QH: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DH1 1QH is a postcode in County Durham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of County Durham. Open the map at DH1 1QH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DH1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh1) › [DH1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **54 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 15% on July. County Durham 029C: 335 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5616,54.7783,DH11QH
- **Durham, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5616,54.7783,DH11QH
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5616,54.7783,DH11QH
- **No property in DH1 1QH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.5616,54.7783,DH11QH
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 029C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5616,54.7783,DH11QH
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5616,54.7783,DH11QH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5616,54.7783,DH11QH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5616,54.7783,DH11QH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DH1 1QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5616,54.7783,DH11QH
- **Loud road and rail noise at DH1 1QH**: Road 67 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5616,54.7783,DH11QH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.5616,54.7783,DH11QH
- **9.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5616,54.7783,DH11QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Laurel Avenue Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laurel-avenue-community-primary-school-e114140) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Durham Sixth Form Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/durham-sixth-form-centre-e150012) | Sixth form and further education | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-gilesgate-e148704) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 100% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oswalds-church-of-england-aided-primary-and-nursery-school-e114228) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Durham Gilesgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/durham-gilesgate-primary-school-e114211) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-hilds-college-church-of-england-primary-school-durham-e150390) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | – |
| [Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation](https://openindex.co.uk/school/durham-cathedral-schools-foundation-e114331) | Independent | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-leonards-catholic-school-durham-e143583) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 56.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £189,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| June 2024 | £238,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £392,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £152,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| February 2026 | £318,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| October 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |
| November 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| October 2024 | £229,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CLAYPATH & UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP (360 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (360 m); BOOTS (890 m); M WHITFIELD LIMITED (930 m)
- Dental practices: OASIS DENTAL CARE LTD (340 m); CLAYPATH DENTAL PRACTICE (630 m); H M PRISON (650 m); DENTAL SURGERY (710 m); THE COSMETIC DENTAL CLINIC (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Gilesgate Local (450 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Durham Claypath Express (750 m, Tesco); Tesco Durham Market Place Express (950 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £140,447** (July 2026). County Durham’s average house price was £140,447 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,436** (2025). Full-time workers living in County Durham earned a median of £33,436 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 23rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.2×** (2025). A home in County Durham costs 4.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 15th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.8** (2025). County Durham has a deprivation score of 28.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 48th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## County Durham 029C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.9** (2025). County Durham 029C has a deprivation score of 22.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,486th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,706** (2021). County Durham 029C had 1,706 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,269th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.8%** (January 2026). In County Durham 029C, 80.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 2.7%** (August 2026). In County Durham 029C, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## DH1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DH1 was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 561st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 52,581** (2021). DH1 had 52,581 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 166th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 84%** (2022). About 84% of people in DH1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 75.5%** (January 2026). In DH1, 75.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)
- Centre: 54.7783, -1.5616

Council: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [City of Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/city-of-durham): Mary Kelly Foy (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.5616,54.7783,DH11QH

## How to cite

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