Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
29938
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29938 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near DH1 2FB
Crime trends · near DH1 2FB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
47
YoY -13%
ASB
22
YoY +22%
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY +600%
Burglary
6
YoY +500%
Criminal damage
5
YoY -17%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
120
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,362
White Brit.90.6%
Other White3.0%
African1.1%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
Total residents: 2,367
Christian58.1%
No religion35.6%
Not answered4.1%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,367
50–6421.2%
35–4917.5%
25–3413.6%
65–7412.6%
75–848.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.6%
Households
Total households: 1,048
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.5%
Other14.3%
All members 66+13.8%
Any member 66+13.7%
+ 6 other households · 26.7%
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council Area
City of Durham E14001173
Constituency
E14001173
Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Constituency code
E14001173
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Shincliffe
International Territorial Level
County Durham
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Northern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North East
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
County Durham
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H
Cancer Alliance
Northern
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
County Durham 041D E01020732
E01020732
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 041 E02004318
E02004318
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 041D E01020732
E01020732
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 041 E02004318
E02004318
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1999
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> Present
June 1999 — Introduced
Postcode DH1 2FB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 29938
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01020732 and MSOA E02004318 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DH1 2FB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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