# DH3 3HX: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DH3 3HX 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 DH3 3HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DH3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh3) › [DH3 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh3-3)

## Around this postcode

- **74 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 37% on July. County Durham 013A: 162 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5760,54.8521,DH33HX
- **Chester-Le-Street, 310 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5760,54.8521,DH33HX
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5760,54.8521,DH33HX
- **No property in DH3 3HX 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=-1.5760,54.8521,DH33HX
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 013A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5760,54.8521,DH33HX
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5760,54.8521,DH33HX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5760,54.8521,DH33HX
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5760,54.8521,DH33HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DH3 3HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5760,54.8521,DH33HX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DH3 3HX**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5760,54.8521,DH33HX
- **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=-1.5760,54.8521,DH33HX
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5760,54.8521,DH33HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Newker Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newker-primary-school-e131233) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-primary-school-chester-le-street-e148259) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cestria Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cestria-primary-school-e114012) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Red Rose Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-rose-primary-school-e114008) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Park View School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-view-school-e136971) | Secondary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bullion Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bullion-lane-primary-school-e114209) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hermitage Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hermitage-academy-e147531) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 50.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chester-le-street-cofe-controlled-primary-school-e114213) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2024 | £87,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| December 2024 | £142,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £98,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £82,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| January 2023 | £65,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chester-Le-Street (300 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP (430 m); BRIDGE END SURGERY (820 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (430 m); BOOTS (560 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (560 m); COHENS CHEMIST (790 m)
- Dental practices: CHESTER LE STREET COMMUNITY (140 m); ASHFIELD DENTAL CARE (200 m); DENTAL SURGERY (240 m); CESTRIA DENTAL PRACTICE (360 m); RIDGWAY DENTAL LIMITED (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Cestrian Express Petrol (140 m, Asda); Heron Waldridge Chester-le-Street (320 m, Heron); Spar - Maddison Mendip (340 m, Spar); Sainsburys Chester le Street Local (450 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Chester-Le-Street (550 m, Iceland)

## 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 013A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.8** (2025). County Durham 013A has a deprivation score of 23.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,877th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £111,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 013A was £111,750 in 2025. Joint 632nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,518** (2021). County Durham 013A had 1,518 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,566th 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: 98.2%** (January 2026). In County Durham 013A, 98.2% 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.

## DH3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £197,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DH3 was £197,000 in 2025. Joint 359th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 26,581** (2021). DH3 had 26,581 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,099th 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: 85%** (2022). About 85% of people in DH3 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: 91.3%** (January 2026). In DH3, 91.3% 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: 54.8521, -1.5760

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

## Your MP

- [North Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-durham): Luke Akehurst (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=-1.5760,54.8521,DH33HX

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