DH9
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Stanley and Catchgate, in County Durham.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DH9 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DH9, 86.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DH9 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DH9 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DH9 at a rate of 133.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 100.9 per 1,000 people across DH.
In August 2026 alone, 441 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DH9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,837), anti-social behaviour (924) and other crime (709).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DH9 was 125.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in DH9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DH9 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DH9
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Durham 001D | 1,849 | 38.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 81.3% |
| County Durham 001E | 1,482 | 64.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 61.8% |
| County Durham 004A | 1,822 | 451.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 59.9% |
| County Durham 004B | 1,735 | 68.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.8% |
| County Durham 004C | 1,791 | 109.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 84.2% |
| County Durham 004D | 1,564 | 91.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 88.5% |
| County Durham 004E | 1,279 | 93.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.3% |
| County Durham 005A | 1,353 | 117.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.4% |
| County Durham 006A | 1,460 | 106.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 86.4% |
| County Durham 006B | 1,585 | 98.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.4% |
| County Durham 006C | 1,678 | 112.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 88.1% |
| County Durham 006D | 1,465 | 104.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.5% |
| County Durham 006E | 1,495 | 84.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 72.6% |
| County Durham 008A | 2,055 | 120.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| County Durham 008B | 2,668 | 98.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.8% |
| County Durham 008C | 1,642 | 77.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.0% |
| County Durham 008D | 1,527 | 132.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.0% |
| County Durham 008E | 1,707 | 209.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.3% |
| County Durham 009A | 1,706 | 154.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.3% |
| County Durham 009B | 1,649 | 186.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 72.8% |
| County Durham 009C | 1,544 | 105.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.0% |
| County Durham 009D | 1,253 | 308.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.3% |
| County Durham 009E | 1,675 | 124.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.5% |
MPs for DH9
- Luke AkehurstLabourMP for North Durham90% of DH9’s postcodes
- Liz TwistLabourMP for Blaydon and Consett9.5% of DH9’s postcodes
- Mrs Sharon HodgsonLabourMP for Washington and Gateshead South0.2% of DH9’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in DH94
Postcode sectors in DH95
Council1
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DH9 in brief
DH9 is a postcode district covering Stanley and Catchgate, in County Durham.
About 37,672 people lived in DH9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £120,000 in 2025 across 546 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 133.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DH9 was £120,000 in 2025.
DH9 had 37,215 usual residents at the census.
In DH9, 86.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DH9, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.