DH6 postcode area · County Durham
The DH6 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham. Area Scores range from 8 to 96 across them. Every full DH6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The DH6 district contains both ends of the scale: Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor at 97 out of 100 (#231 of 6,856 in England) against Ferryhill East & Cornforth at 8, an 88-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 7 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £87,750 in Ferryhill East & Cornforth to £320,000 in Durham City — a 3.6× gap within the DH6 district.
Living here
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 DH6 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley MoorCounty Durham | 231 | 97 | £310,000 |
| Belmont & CarrvilleCounty Durham | 958 | 86 | £190,000 |
| Durham CityCounty Durham | 1,705 | 75 | £320,000 |
| Tudhoe GrangeCounty Durham | 3,638 | 47 | £140,000 |
| High Shincliffe & BowburnCounty Durham | 3,899 | 43 | £154,123 |
| Coxhoe & Quarrington HillCounty Durham | 4,351 | 36 | £157,000 |
| Sherburn & West RaintonCounty Durham | 4,899 | 28 | £165,000 |
| South Murton & South HettonCounty Durham | 5,201 | 24 | £98,500 |
| Easington & HawthornCounty Durham | 5,893 | 14 | £94,999 |
| Thornley & Wheatley HillCounty Durham | 6,024 | 12 | £120,000 |
| Shotton & HaswellCounty Durham | 6,051 | 12 | £122,000 |
| Spennymoor East & Ferryhill WestCounty Durham | 6,085 | 11 | £122,500 |
| Ferryhill East & CornforthCounty Durham | 6,270 | 8 | £87,750 |
People living in DH6 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 52% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 7%
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.
Towns & places in DH6
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DH6 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around DH6.
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.