DH8 postcode area · County Durham
The DH8 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham, Northumberland. Area Scores range from 22 to 86 across them. Every full DH8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The DH8 district contains both ends of the scale: Belmont & Carrville at 86 out of 100 (#958 of 6,856 in England) against Delves Lane & Leadgate at 22, a 64-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £122,750 in Consett to £410,000 in Stocksfield, Riding Mill & Corbridge — a 3.3× gap within the DH8 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — County Durham and Northumberland — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
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 DH8 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont & CarrvilleCounty Durham | 958 | 86 | £190,000 |
| Stocksfield, Riding Mill & CorbridgeNorthumberland | 1,321 | 81 | £410,000 |
| Durham CityCounty Durham | 1,705 | 75 | £320,000 |
| Benfieldside, Hamsterley & MedomsleyCounty Durham | 2,802 | 59 | £193,000 |
| LanchesterCounty Durham | 3,789 | 45 | £180,000 |
| Stanhope & WeardaleCounty Durham | 4,241 | 38 | £189,500 |
| ConsettCounty Durham | 4,680 | 32 | £122,750 |
| Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope HillCounty Durham | 4,865 | 29 | £159,975 |
| Delves Lane & LeadgateCounty Durham | 5,311 | 22 | £148,000 |
People living in DH8 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 55% · No religion 36% · 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.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around DH8.
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.