Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
21709
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21709 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 9NB
Crime trends · near DH8 9NB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17
YoY -26%
ASB
12
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +50%
Burglary
8
YoY +60%
Criminal damage
8
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
57
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,644
White Brit.97.3%
Other White1.2%
+ other · 1.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,639
Christian64.2%
No religion30.7%
Not answered4.6%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,645
50–6424.0%
35–4917.5%
65–7412.8%
75–8411.4%
25–348.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.3%
Households
Total households: 730
All members 66+16.0%
Any member 66+14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.5%
Other11.9%
+ 7 other households · 30.3%
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council Area
North Durham E14001389
Constituency
E14001389
Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Weardale
Constituency code
E14001389
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Muggleswick
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 014C E01020637
E01020637
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 014 E02004305
E02004305
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 014C E01020637
E01020637
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 014 E02004305
E02004305
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
4:10 AM
Sunrise
7:58 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:10 AM
Sunset (today)
7:58 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 9NB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 21709
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01020637 and MSOA E02004305 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DH8 9NB 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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