DH7 postcode area · County Durham
The DH7 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham. Area Scores range from 11 to 96 across them. Every full DH7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The DH7 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 Catchgate & Dipton at 11, an 86-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £115,000 in Crook South to £320,000 in Durham City — a 2.8× gap within the DH7 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 DH7 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 |
| LanchesterCounty Durham | 3,789 | 45 | £180,000 |
| Crook SouthCounty Durham | 4,516 | 34 | £115,000 |
| Bearpark & Witton GilbertCounty Durham | 4,810 | 30 | £149,975 |
| Langley Park & SatleyCounty Durham | 4,824 | 30 | £145,000 |
| SacristonCounty Durham | 5,050 | 26 | £135,000 |
| Brandon & BrancepethCounty Durham | 5,324 | 22 | £125,000 |
| Esh Winning & Ushaw MoorCounty Durham | 5,414 | 21 | £140,000 |
| Catchgate & DiptonCounty Durham | 6,099 | 11 | £125,500 |
People living in DH7 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 8%
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 DH7
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DH7 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around DH7.
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.