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

DH3 3QG 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 3QG 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, down 22% on July. County Durham 013B: 143 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5726,54.8578,DH33QG
- **Chester-Le-Street, 500 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5726,54.8578,DH33QG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5726,54.8578,DH33QG
- **2 of 4 properties in DH3 3QG at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.5726,54.8578,DH33QG
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5726,54.8578,DH33QG
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5726,54.8578,DH33QG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5726,54.8578,DH33QG
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5726,54.8578,DH33QG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DH3 3QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5726,54.8578,DH33QG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DH3 3QG**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5726,54.8578,DH33QG
- **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=-1.5726,54.8578,DH33QG
- **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=-1.5726,54.8578,DH33QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cestria Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cestria-primary-school-e114012) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Park View School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-view-school-e136971) | Secondary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-primary-school-chester-le-street-e148259) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bullion Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bullion-lane-primary-school-e114209) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newker Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newker-primary-school-e131233) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chester-le-street-cofe-controlled-primary-school-e114213) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Red Rose Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-rose-primary-school-e114008) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hermitage Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hermitage-academy-e147531) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 50.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £108,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2024 | £114,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2024 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £95,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| May 2025 | £81,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chester-Le-Street (500 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BRIDGE END SURGERY (180 m); MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP (240 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (110 m); COHENS CHEMIST (170 m); BOOTS (170 m); COHENS CHEMIST (240 m)
- Dental practices: RIDGWAY DENTAL LIMITED (240 m); CESTRIA DENTAL PRACTICE (330 m); ASHFIELD DENTAL CARE (660 m); DENTAL SURGERY (690 m); CHESTER LE STREET COMMUNITY (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Chester-Le-Street (170 m, Iceland); Morrisons Waldridge Chester-le-Street (220 m, Morrisons); Aldi Drum Industrial Estate Chester-le-Street (250 m, Aldi); Tesco Chester (330 m, Tesco); Heron Waldridge Chester-le-Street (360 m, Heron)

## 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 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.7** (2025). County Durham 013B has a deprivation score of 10.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,556th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 013B was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 10,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,669** (2021). County Durham 013B had 1,669 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,847th 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In County Durham 013B, 98.0% 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: 54.8578, -1.5726

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=-1.5726,54.8578,DH33QG

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