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DH8 7LX

Postcode

A postcode in County Durham 012C, Delves Lane ward, County Durham.

This report describes the area around DH8 7LX, 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 7LX

Schools near DH8 7LX

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Beechdale Nursery School
Nursery
730 m
9 minutes on foot
School remains Outstanding, May 2023
Consett Junior School
Primary. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
760 m
9 minutes on foot
School remains Good, March 2023
Consett Infant School
Primary
810 m
10 minutes on foot
School remains Good, September 2023
Learning for Life
Special
850 m
11 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
Delves Lane Primary School
Primary. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
910 m
11 minutes on foot
Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett
Primary. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
970 m
12 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, February 2025
Consett Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional)
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Good (overall), May 2023
Villa Real School
Special
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Improved significantly, May 2025

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near DH8 7LX

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £84,000First Street, DH8 7LXAugust 2023, terraced, established, freehold10 m
  • £100,000Second Street, DH8 7LUJuly 2026, terraced, established, freehold60 m
  • £150,000Third Street, DH8 7LTFebruary 2026, terraced, established, freehold80 m
  • £160,000Main Street, DH8 7NEOctober 2025, terraced, established, freehold100 m
  • £75,000Fourth Street, DH8 7LSJuly 2024, terraced, established, freehold100 m
  • £82,000Brooke Cottages, DH8 7QFApril 2024, terraced, established, freehold100 m
  • £210,000Fifth Street, DH8 7LPFebruary 2026, terraced, established, freehold140 m
  • £92,000Sixth Street, DH8 7LWFebruary 2026, terraced, established, freehold160 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 7LX

In a straight line

GP practices

  • CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE600 m

Pharmacies

  • BOOTS620 m
  • DERWENT VALLEY PHARMACY740 m
  • STATION ROAD PHARMACY740 m
  • WELL960 m

Dental practices

  • DENTAL SURGERY900 m
  • QUEENSWAY ORTHODONTICS (NORTH) LIMITED960 m

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Delves Lane ConsettLidl630 m
  • Iceland ConsettIceland850 m
  • Morrisons Daily VillaMorrisons860 m
  • Heron Number One ConsettHeron930 m

The neighbourhood: County Durham 012C

Everything about County Durham 012C
Deprivation score
30.3
Joint 8,110th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£161,995
3,251st cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,043
Joint 4,655th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.5%
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

Your MP

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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.