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17309
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17309 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.
Police Recorded Crime near DH8 0BG
Crime trends · near DH8 0BG
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY -44%
ASB
9
YoY -40%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -80%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY -75%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving
25
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,697
White Brit.96.5%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,692
Christian60.0%
No religion32.1%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,692
50–6426.4%
35–4918.1%
25–3413.0%
65–7411.3%
20–246.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.6%
Households
Total households: 814
Other26.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.0%
Any member 66+11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%
All members 66+9.7%
+ 6 other households · 29.5%
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council Area
Blaydon and Consett E14001106
Constituency
E14001106
Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Benfieldside
Constituency code
E14001106
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
County Durham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
County Durham
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Northern
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 010A E01020632
E01020632
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 010 E02004303
E02004303
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 010A E01020632
E01020632
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 010 E02004303
E02004303
Urban: 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
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:57 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:57 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DH8 0BG introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 17309
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020632 and MSOA E02004303 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DH8 0BG 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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