# DH1 4NQ: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DH1 4NQ 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 4NQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DH1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh1) › [DH1 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh1-4)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. County Durham 033B: 269 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5857,54.7832,DH14NQ
- **Durham, 500 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5857,54.7832,DH14NQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5857,54.7832,DH14NQ
- **No property in DH1 4NQ 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=-1.5857,54.7832,DH14NQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 033B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5857,54.7832,DH14NQ
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5857,54.7832,DH14NQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5857,54.7832,DH14NQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5857,54.7832,DH14NQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DH1 4NQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5857,54.7832,DH14NQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at DH1 4NQ**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5857,54.7832,DH14NQ
- **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=-1.5857,54.7832,DH14NQ
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5857,54.7832,DH14NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-leonards-catholic-school-durham-e143583) | Secondary | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 56.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Durham Trinity School & Sports College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/durham-trinity-school-and-sports-college-e114349) | Special | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Durham Johnston Comprehensive School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/durham-johnston-comprehensive-school-e114312) | Secondary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 56.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Durham Sixth Form Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/durham-sixth-form-centre-e150012) | Sixth form and further education | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Margaret's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-church-of-england-primary-school-e114230) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation](https://openindex.co.uk/school/durham-cathedral-schools-foundation-e114331) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nevilles-cross-primary-school-and-nursery-e114130) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Framwellgate Moor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/framwellgate-moor-primary-school-e130940) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2025 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £317,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2024 | £625,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2023 | £409,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| September 2024 | £410,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| July 2026 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| April 2024 | £225,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Durham (490 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (970 m)
- Dental practices: DUNELM ORTHODONTICS (760 m); CASTLE VIEW SURGERY LTD (760 m); DENTAL DEPARTMENT (790 m); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NORTH DURHAM (UHND) (790 m); DUNELM ORTHODONTICS (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Durham North Rd Express (760 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Durham North Road Local (830 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Durham Claypath Express (960 m, Tesco); Tesco Durham Market Place Express (970 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 033B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.4** (2025). County Durham 033B has a deprivation score of 2.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 546th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £316,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 033B was £316,000 in 2025. Joint 14,258th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,743** (2021). County Durham 033B had 2,743 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 377th 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: 74.2%** (January 2026). In County Durham 033B, 74.2% 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.

## 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: 54.7832, -1.5857

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=-1.5857,54.7832,DH14NQ

## How to cite

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