15,332
Households
White Brit. · 96%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
Most deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.9 per 1k
Crimes · Aug '26
£165,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 343 sales
712
Postcodes
Sold prices in DH2
England & WalesProperty sales · DH2
HM Land Registry · DH2
Average price
£189,844
Median price: £165,000
Median -2.9% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 343 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 9 sales · avg £191,722
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£222k£180k£138k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
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Police Recorded Crime in DH2
England & WalesCrime trends · DH2
Approx. — based on 18 LSOAs mostly in DH2 (police.uk, Census 2021)
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
100
YoY —
100500
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
59
YoY —
64320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
28
YoY —
41210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
33
YoY —
43220
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics in DH2
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.1%
Other White1.0%
+ other · 2.9%
Religion
Christian54.0%
No religion40.0%
Not answered4.6%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6423.1%
35–4917.4%
25–3411.9%
65–7411.9%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
One person: other19.4%
One person: aged 66+14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
Single family household, all members 66+10.4%
+ 9 other households · 31.9%
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for DH2
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 5.17 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.17 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
School applications
This postcode district spans several councils: County Durham and Gateshead.
School applications go through the council for each address.
Apply for a primary placeApply for a secondary placeAdmissions and composite prospectus guidanceApplication deadlines and offer daysHome education — find your councilHome education guidance
GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.
Overview of DH2
Coordinates54.8598, -1.5998
Postcodes
712
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
33,161
Households (Census)
15,332
Recorded crime · Aug '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
Around average · 7.9 per 1k
Wards in DH2
Postcodes in DH2
DH2 1ABDH2 1AEDH2 1AGDH2 1AHDH2 1AJDH2 1ANDH2 1AQDH2 1ATDH2 1AUDH2 1AWDH2 1AYDH2 1BADH2 1BBDH2 1BDDH2 1BEDH2 1BFDH2 1BGDH2 1BLDH2 1BPDH2 1BQDH2 1DADH2 1DBDH2 1DDDH2 1DEDH2 1DHDH2 1DJDH2 1DLDH2 1DNDH2 1DPDH2 1DQDH2 1DRDH2 1DSDH2 1DTDH2 1DUDH2 1DWDH2 1DXDH2 1DYDH2 1DZDH2 1EADH2 1EBDH2 1EDDH2 1EEDH2 1EFDH2 1EGDH2 1EHDH2 1EJDH2 1ELDH2 1ENDH2 1EPDH2 1ERDH2 1ESDH2 1ETDH2 1EWDH2 1EXDH2 1EZDH2 1FHDH2 1FJDH2 1FLDH2 1FNDH2 1FPDH2 1GDDH2 1HPDH2 1HRDH2 1HSDH2 1HTDH2 1HUDH2 1HXDH2 1HYDH2 1HZDH2 1JADH2 1JBDH2 1JDDH2 1JHDH2 1JJDH2 1JLDH2 1JNDH2 1JPDH2 1JRDH2 1JSDH2 1JTDH2 1JUDH2 1JWDH2 1JXDH2 1JYDH2 1JZDH2 1LADH2 1LBDH2 1LDDH2 1LEDH2 1LFDH2 1LGDH2 1LHDH2 1LJDH2 1LLDH2 1LNDH2 1LPDH2 1LQDH2 1LRDH2 1LSDH2 1LTDH2 1LUDH2 1LWDH2 1LXDH2 1LYDH2 1LZDH2 1NADH2 1NBDH2 1NDDH2 1NEDH2 1NFDH2 1NGDH2 1NHDH2 1NJDH2 1NLDH2 1NNDH2 1NPDH2 1NQDH2 1NRDH2 1NSDH2 1NT
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