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DH8 5XZ

Postcode

A postcode in County Durham 010A, Benfieldside ward, County Durham.

This report describes the area around DH8 5XZ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around DH8 5XZ

Schools near DH8 5XZ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Benfieldside Primary School
Primary
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
Good (overall), June 2024, before the school changed
Shotley Bridge Primary School
Primary. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
School remains Good, October 2023
Consett Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Good (overall), May 2023
Villa Real School
Special
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
Improved significantly, May 2025
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett
Primary. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, February 2025
Consett Junior School
Primary. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
School remains Good, March 2023
Beechdale Nursery School
Nursery
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
School remains Outstanding, May 2023
Learning for Life
Special
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file

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Recent sales near DH8 5XZ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £285,000Lytham Close, DH8 5XZJanuary 2026, detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £250,000Turnberry Close, DH8 5XGApril 2025, detached, established, freehold70 m
  • £485,000Oakwood Gardens, DH8 0BXDecember 2023, detached, established, freehold250 m
  • £360,000Links Drive, DH8 5XDMarch 2025, detached, established, freehold270 m
  • £290,000Barnsley Way, DH8 0TWDecember 2025, detached, established, freehold290 m
  • £255,000Caturani Way, DH8 0UGMarch 2025, detached, established, freehold310 m
  • £315,000Troon Close, DH8 5XFJuly 2025, detached, established, freehold320 m
  • £900,000Queens Road, DH8 0BWMarch 2026, detached, established, freehold320 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of DH8 5XZ

In a straight line

GP practices

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY320 m

Pharmacies

  • JOHN LOW LTD320 m
  • CONSETT PHARMACY770 m

Dental practices

  • SHOTLEY BRIDGE DENTAL CARE720 m
  • DURHAM ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY)740 m
  • DENTAL SURGERY950 m

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Consett Durham Rd ExpressTesco960 m

The neighbourhood: County Durham 010A

Everything about County Durham 010A
Deprivation score
21.5
Joint 13,488th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£118,250
Joint 799th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,693
Joint 13,815th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: DH8

Everything about DH8
Median sale price
£147,950
102nd cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
39,960
459th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
19%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.