Among the least deprived
IMD England
96
Crime · May '26
£158,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DH2 1LQ
Postcode
DH2 1LQ
Coordinates
54.8865, -1.5944
Grid reference
NZ261547
Easting
426,120
Northing
554,718
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WVCP4+J7
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Ouston (County Durham)
Travel to Work
Newcastle
ITL Region
County Durham
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
28770
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28770 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · DH2 1LQ
HM Land Registry · County Durham
Average price
£158,000
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Median price: £158,000
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Police Recorded Crime near DH2 1LQ
Crime trends · near DH2 1LQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
453524
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
34
YoY -13%
ASB
48288
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY +30%
Vehicle Crime
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -75%
Burglary
1481
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -20%
Criminal damage
34193
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +22%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.2%
Indian1.6%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Christian57.5%
No religion36.0%
Not answered4.5%
Sikh1.6%
+ other · 0.4%
Age groups
50–6425.6%
35–4915.8%
75–8412.3%
65–7412.1%
25–349.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.9%
Households
All members 66+19.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.3%
Any member 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.4%
+ 6 other households · 24.6%
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Durham E14001389
Constituency
E14001389Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Pelton
Constituency code
E14001389
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Ouston
International Territorial Level
County Durham
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandNorthern
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 002A E01020613
E01020613MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 002 E02004290
E02004290LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 002A E01020613
E01020613MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 002 E02004290
E02004290Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:41 AM
Sunrise
8:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:41 AM
Sunset (today)
8:41 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DH2 1LQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 28770
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020613 and MSOA E02004290 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DH2 1LQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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