# DH9 6JZ: area report for a postcode in County Durham

DH9 6JZ 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 DH9 6JZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [DH9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh9) › [DH9 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh9-6)

## Around this postcode

- **36 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. County Durham 008D: 133 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6923,54.8634,DH96JZ
- **Chester-Le-Street, 7.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6923,54.8634,DH96JZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6923,54.8634,DH96JZ
- **No property in DH9 6JZ 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=-1.6923,54.8634,DH96JZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 008D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6923,54.8634,DH96JZ
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6923,54.8634,DH96JZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6923,54.8634,DH96JZ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6923,54.8634,DH96JZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DH9 6JZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6923,54.8634,DH96JZ
- **Low road and rail noise at DH9 6JZ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6923,54.8634,DH96JZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.6923,54.8634,DH96JZ
- **6.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6923,54.8634,DH96JZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Stanley Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-stanley-junior-school-e145040) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [South Stanley Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-stanley-infant-and-nursery-school-e143584) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-south-moor-e148845) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 22% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stanley Burnside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanley-burnside-primary-school-e114033) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bloemfontein Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bloemfontein-primary-school-e145983) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [North Durham Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-durham-academy-e136745) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-stanley-e148412) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenland Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenland-community-primary-school-e143585) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, April 2025 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £97,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2024 | £65,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2023 | £25,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2025 | £87,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2026 | £99,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £87,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2023 | £127,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £62,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP (820 m); TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP (930 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (760 m); STANLEY PHARMACY (820 m); CLIFFORD ROAD PHARMACY (820 m); BOOTS (870 m); TAYLORS PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (820 m); STANLEY HEALTH CENTRE (820 m); DENTAL SURGERY (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Stanley 4-6 Tyne Road (530 m, Morrisons); Farmfoods Stanley (690 m, Farmfoods); Aldi Front Street Stanley (730 m, Aldi); Asda Stanley Superstore (760 m, Asda); Heron Stanley (780 m, Heron)

## 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 008D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 56.7** (2025). County Durham 008D has a deprivation score of 56.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,364th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £87,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in County Durham 008D was £87,500 in 2025. Joint 222nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,527** (2021). County Durham 008D had 1,527 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,048th 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In County Durham 008D, 95.0% 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.

## DH9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £120,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DH9 was £120,000 in 2025. Joint 21st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,215** (2021). DH9 had 37,215 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 546th 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: 66%** (2022). About 66% of people in DH9 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: 86.5%** (January 2026). In DH9, 86.5% 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: 54.8634, -1.6923

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

## Your MP

- [North Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-durham): Luke Akehurst (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=-1.6923,54.8634,DH96JZ

## How to cite

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