Low deprivation
IMD England
129
Crime · May '26
£85,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DH7 8HX
Durham and Bishop Auckland
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DH7 8HX
Coordinates
54.7472, -1.6181
Grid reference
NZ246392
Easting
424,683
Northing
539,208
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WP9WJ+VQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Brandon (County Durham)
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.
21126
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21126 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 8HX
HM Land Registry · County Durham
Average price
£101,800
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £85,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £130,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£132k£106k£80k
Mar '24Sep '24Apr '25Jul '25Mar '26
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Police Recorded Crime near DH7 8HX
Crime trends · near DH7 8HX
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.88.4%
Other White4.3%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.0%
+ other · 6.3%
Religion
No religion47.8%
Christian46.6%
Not answered3.1%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
35–4923.2%
25–3422.3%
50–6413.7%
≤48.4%
10–157.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.1%
Households
Other28.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.6%
+ 7 other households · 27.8%
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 033I E01034499
E01034499MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 033 E02004315
E02004315LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 033A E01020684
E01020684MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 033 E02004315
E02004315Urban: 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
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:42 AM
Sunrise
8:40 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:42 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 8HX 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: 21126
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034499 and MSOA E02004315 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DH7 8HX 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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