Around average
IMD England
High · 14.0 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North East
Region
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.
15040
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15040 out of 33,755 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)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near DH6 2RX
England & WalesCrime trends · near DH6 2RX
Counts are for Murton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
45
YoY +15%
543924
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
22
YoY stable
35217
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
1482
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
1382
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
31
YoY +158%
312111
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.8%
Other White1.7%
+ other · 2.5%
Religion
Christian54.9%
No religion39.8%
Not answered4.3%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4924.4%
50–6419.9%
25–3412.8%
10–157.5%
65–747.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.8%
Households
Other23.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%
Any member 66+9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.1%
+ 7 other households · 31.7%
Coordinates & Location for DH6 2RX
Postcode
DH6 2RX
Coordinates
54.8014, -1.3942
Grid reference
NZ390453
Easting
439,044
Northing
545,337
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WRJ24+H8
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
South Hetton
Travel to Work
Sunderland
ITL Region
County Durham
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council AreaEasington E14001211
Constituency
E14001211Durham
Police Force
England
Ward
Murton
Constituency code
E14001211
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Murton
International Territorial Level
County Durham
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandNorthern
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 021D E01033161
E01033161MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 021 E02004323
E02004323LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 021D E01033161
E01033161MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 021 E02004323
E02004323Smaller 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 hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
6:16 AM
Sunrise
5:30 PM
Sunset
11 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:16 AM
Sunset (today)
5:30 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 14 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 2RX 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 hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 15040
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01033161 and MSOA E02004323 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DH6 2RX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near DH6 2RX
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
71%
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