High deprivation
IMD England
198
Crime · May '26
£180,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DH6 2JQ
Postcode
DH6 2JQ
Coordinates
54.7663, -1.4019
Grid reference
NZ385414
Easting
438,583
Northing
541,425
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WQH8X+G7
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Shotton Colliery
Travel to Work
Sunderland
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.
8326
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8326 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 · DH6 2JQ
HM Land Registry · County Durham
Average price
£180,000
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Median price: £180,000
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Police Recorded Crime near DH6 2JQ
Crime trends · near DH6 2JQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
786551
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
78
YoY +28%
ASB
422915
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY stable
Burglary
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY stable
Criminal damage
462912
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
34
YoY -15%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.8%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Christian64.7%
No religion30.4%
Not answered3.8%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6422.0%
35–4917.3%
25–3413.3%
65–7411.2%
75–847.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.3%
Households
Other17.0%
Any member 66+14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%
All members 66+9.2%
+ 8 other households · 33.5%
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council AreaEasington E14001211
Constituency
E14001211Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Easington & Shotton
Constituency code
E14001211
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Shotton
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 034A E01020760
E01020760MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 034 E02004326
E02004326LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 034A E01020760
E01020760MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 034 E02004326
E02004326Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:41 AM
Sunrise
8:40 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:41 AM
Sunset (today)
8:40 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 DH6 2JQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 8326
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020760 and MSOA E02004326 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DH6 2JQ 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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