# DH1 5XX: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DH1 5XX 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 5XX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DH1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh1) › [DH1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh1-5)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 80% on July. County Durham 023B: 73 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5898,54.8044,DH15XX
- **Durham, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5898,54.8044,DH15XX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5898,54.8044,DH15XX
- **No property in DH1 5XX 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=-1.5898,54.8044,DH15XX
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 023B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5898,54.8044,DH15XX
- **£140,788 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5898,54.8044,DH15XX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5898,54.8044,DH15XX
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5898,54.8044,DH15XX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DH1 5XX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5898,54.8044,DH15XX
- **Low road and rail noise at DH1 5XX**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5898,54.8044,DH15XX
- **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=-1.5898,54.8044,DH15XX
- **8.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5898,54.8044,DH15XX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Framwellgate School Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/framwellgate-school-durham-e137696) | Secondary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 48.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-godrics-catholic-primary-school-durham-e148207) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2021 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Framwellgate Moor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/framwellgate-moor-primary-school-e130940) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New College Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-college-durham-e130659) | Sixth form and further education | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blue-coat-cofe-aided-junior-school-e114274) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Durham Newton Hall Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/durham-newton-hall-infants-school-e114134) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Durham Trinity School & Sports College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/durham-trinity-school-and-sports-college-e114349) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Finchale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/finchale-primary-school-e130312) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £70,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2026 | £72,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £100,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2023 | £187,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £117,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £126,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £147,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CHASTLETON MEDICAL GROUP (980 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (590 m); LEAK CHEMISTS (880 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Arnison Centre Durham (540 m, Marks and Spencer); Aldi North Durham Retail Park, Durham (650 m, Aldi); Iceland Durham Food Warehouse (670 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Durham (690 m, Sainsburys); Asda Living Durham (700 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £140,788** (August 2026). County Durham’s average house price was £140,788 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 023B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.4** (2025). County Durham 023B has a deprivation score of 11.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,405th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £154,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 023B was £154,000 in 2025. Joint 2,672nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,689** (2021). County Durham 023B had 1,689 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,995th 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: 83.9%** (January 2026). In County Durham 023B, 83.9% 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: 54.8044, -1.5898

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), August 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=-1.5898,54.8044,DH15XX

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