# DH8 5XU: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DH8 5XU 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 DH8 5XU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DH8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh8) › [DH8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh8-5)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. County Durham 014G: 102 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8451,54.8514,DH85XU
- **Stocksfield, 12 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8451,54.8514,DH85XU
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8451,54.8514,DH85XU
- **No property in DH8 5XU 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=-1.8451,54.8514,DH85XU
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 014G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8451,54.8514,DH85XU
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8451,54.8514,DH85XU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8451,54.8514,DH85XU
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8451,54.8514,DH85XU
- **98.5% can get gigabit broadband at DH8 5XU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8451,54.8514,DH85XU
- **Low road and rail noise at DH8 5XU**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8451,54.8514,DH85XU
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.8451,54.8514,DH85XU
- **5.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8451,54.8514,DH85XU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Delta Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/delta-independent-school-e142474) | Independent | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Derwentside College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/derwentside-college-e130658) | Sixth form and further education | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grove-primary-school-e114046) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Learning for Life](https://openindex.co.uk/school/learning-for-life-e149249) | Special | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-consett-e148914) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Consett Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/consett-infant-school-e114052) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-blackhill-e148413) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pius-xth-catholic-primary-school-consett-e148819) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £299,950 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2026 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2026 | £262,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £131,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £294,950 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WELL (760 m); DERWENT VALLEY PHARMACY (970 m); STATION ROAD PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: QUEENSWAY ORTHODONTICS (NORTH) LIMITED (760 m); DENTAL SURGERY (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Consett Genesis Extra (400 m, Tesco); Aldi Number One Consett (720 m, Aldi); Morrisons Number One Consett (730 m, Morrisons); Heron Number One Consett (780 m, Heron); Iceland Consett (890 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 014G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.6** (2025). County Durham 014G has a deprivation score of 9.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,252nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £183,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 014G was £183,750 in 2025. Joint 5,086th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,551** (2021). County Durham 014G had 1,551 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,730th 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: 91.7%** (January 2026). In County Durham 014G, 91.7% 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.

## DH8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £147,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DH8 was £147,950 in 2025. 102nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,960** (2021). DH8 had 39,960 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 459th 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: 19%** (2022). About 19% of people in DH8 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: 80.4%** (January 2026). In DH8, 80.4% 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: 54.8514, -1.8451

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

## Your MP

- [Blaydon and Consett](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blaydon-and-consett): Liz Twist (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=-1.8451,54.8514,DH85XU

## How to cite

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