Among the most deprived
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.
4642
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4642 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 2UD
England & WalesCrime trends · near DH6 2UD
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.96.7%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 1.6%
Religion
Christian51.8%
No religion42.6%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4922.2%
50–6419.2%
25–3412.8%
65–749.4%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.9%
Households
Other23.5%
Any member 66+14.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.0%
+ 8 other households · 32.4%
Coordinates & Location for DH6 2UD
Postcode
DH6 2UD
Coordinates
54.8029, -1.4158
Grid reference
NZ376454
Easting
437,650
Northing
545,496
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WRH3M+5M
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
South Hetton
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 021G E01033206
E01033206MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 021 E02004323
E02004323LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 021G E01033206
E01033206MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 021 E02004323
E02004323Urban: 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 city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:14 AM
Sunrise
5:33 PM
Sunset
11 hours 19 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:14 AM
Sunset (today)
5:33 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 19 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
November 2009
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~17 years
Active Duration
2009 -> PresentNovember 2009 — Introduced
Postcode DH6 2UD introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 4642
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033206 and MSOA E02004323 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DH6 2UD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2009
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~17 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near DH6 2UD
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
63%
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