High deprivation
IMD England
129
Crime · May '26
£70,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DH7 7EL
Durham and Bishop Auckland
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DH7 7EL
Coordinates
54.7686, -1.6495
Grid reference
NZ226415
Easting
422,646
Northing
541,577
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WQ992+C5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
New Brancepeth
Travel to Work
Durham and Bishop Auckland
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.
11156
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11156 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 · DH7 7EL
HM Land Registry · County Durham
Average price
£70,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £70,000
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Police Recorded Crime near DH7 7EL
Crime trends · near DH7 7EL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
634424
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
44
YoY +22%
ASB
30173
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
30
YoY +43%
Vehicle Crime
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY stable
Burglary
951
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +300%
Criminal damage
20123
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.0%
Other White3.0%
+ other · 2.0%
Religion
Christian51.5%
No religion44.0%
Not answered3.5%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
35–4922.9%
50–6420.0%
25–3412.5%
65–749.4%
10–158.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.5%
Households
Other24.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.2%
Any member 66+9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.1%
+ 7 other households · 35.4%
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council AreaCity of Durham E14001173
Constituency
E14001173Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Brandon
Constituency code
E14001173
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Brandon and Byshottles
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 031E E01034495
E01034495MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 031 E02004316
E02004316LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 031C E01020715
E01020715MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 031 E02004316
E02004316Larger rural: 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) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
3:43 AM
Sunrise
8:40 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:43 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 DH7 7EL 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) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 11156
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01034495 and MSOA E02004316 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DH7 7EL 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
Schools near DH7 7EL
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
New Brancepeth Primary Academy
County Durham · DH7 7EU
Not judged
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery
County Durham · DH7 7LF
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor
County Durham · DH7 7LF
Requires improvement
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise
County Durham · DH7 7NG
1.0 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Durham Academy
County Durham · DH7 7NG
Requires improvement
1.0 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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