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DH1 postcode area · County Durham

The DH1 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham. Area Scores range from 16 to 96 across them. Every full DH1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DH1 district: Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor scores 97 out of 100 (#231 of 6,856 nationally) while Gilesgate & Old Durham sits at 17 — neighbours on the map, 80 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £135,000 in Sacriston to £320,000 in Durham City — a 2.4× gap within the DH1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,595a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime86per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the DH1 district

£220,000median home sold over the past year · +12.8% over 5 years · -0.7% over the year · 517 sales
Detached£350,000
Semi-detached£211,000
Terraced£206,500
Flat£111,225
County Durham£144,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley MoorCounty Durham 23197 £310,000
Newton Hall & BrassideCounty Durham 45193 £218,500
Belmont & CarrvilleCounty Durham 95886 £190,000
Durham CityCounty Durham 1,70575 £320,000
Pity Me & Framwellgate MoorCounty Durham 2,56962 £175,000
High Shincliffe & BowburnCounty Durham 3,89943 £154,123
Great Lumley & BournmoorCounty Durham 4,11840 £225,000
Coxhoe & Quarrington HillCounty Durham 4,35136 £157,000
Bearpark & Witton GilbertCounty Durham 4,81030 £149,975
Sherburn & West RaintonCounty Durham 4,89928 £165,000
SacristonCounty Durham 5,05026 £135,000
Gilesgate & Old DurhamCounty Durham 5,69517 £174,250

People living in DH1 Census 2021

Residents101,270
Median age (est.)39
Density549per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above34%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 21%25–44 22%45–64 24%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 18%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 33%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary11%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DH1.

DH99 DH97 DH6 DH7 DH4 DH5 DH2 DH98

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.