# DH8 7JY: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DH8 7JY 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 7JY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DH8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh8) › [DH8 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh8-7)

## Around this postcode

- **33 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. County Durham 010B: 297 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8264,54.8486,DH87JY
- **Stocksfield, 12 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8264,54.8486,DH87JY
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8264,54.8486,DH87JY
- **No property in DH8 7JY 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=-1.8264,54.8486,DH87JY
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8264,54.8486,DH87JY
- **£140,788 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8264,54.8486,DH87JY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8264,54.8486,DH87JY
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8264,54.8486,DH87JY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DH8 7JY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8264,54.8486,DH87JY
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DH8 7JY**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8264,54.8486,DH87JY
- **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=-1.8264,54.8486,DH87JY
- **5.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8264,54.8486,DH87JY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Derwentside College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/derwentside-college-e130658) | Sixth form and further education | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Consett Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/consett-infant-school-e114052) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Learning for Life](https://openindex.co.uk/school/learning-for-life-e149249) | Special | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Delves Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/delves-lane-primary-school-e114047) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-consett-e148914) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Delta Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/delta-independent-school-e142474) | Independent | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Beechdale Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechdale-nursery-school-e113985) | Nursery | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | – |
| [Consett Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/consett-junior-school-e114051) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £92,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2023 | £117,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £84,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £65,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £75,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2026 | £93,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2024 | £76,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| August 2024 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE (310 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (320 m); DERWENT VALLEY PHARMACY (390 m); STATION ROAD PHARMACY (390 m); WELL (570 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (460 m); QUEENSWAY ORTHODONTICS (NORTH) LIMITED (570 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Delves Lane Consett (90 m, Lidl); Aldi Number One Consett (520 m, Aldi); Heron Number One Consett (530 m, Heron); Iceland Consett (540 m, Iceland); Morrisons Number One Consett (580 m, Morrisons)

## 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 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.1** (2025). County Durham 010B has a deprivation score of 24.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,659th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £115,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 010B was £115,000 in 2025. Joint 682nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,222** (2021). County Durham 010B had 2,222 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,635th 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: 71.7%** (January 2026). In County Durham 010B, 71.7% 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: 54.8486, -1.8264

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), 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=-1.8264,54.8486,DH87JY

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