DH2 postcode area guide — County Durham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DH2 postcode district in County Durham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DH2
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.4%
Gigabit-capable
84.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the DH2 postcode district (County Durham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 707 postcodes Ofcom measures in DH2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.3%.
Around 0.3% of premises in DH2 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in DH2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DH2 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| DH2 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| DH2 1AE | 66.7% | 0% |
| DH2 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| DH2 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| DH2 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| DH2 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| DH2 1AQ | 100% | 0% |
| DH2 1AT | 100% | 0% |
| DH2 1AU | 33.3% | 33.3% |
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Mobile signal around County Durham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider County Durham district (269,279 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
86.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
39.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
88.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in DH2
Police recorded 199 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DH2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 59 | 29.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 55 | 27.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 25 | 12.6% |
| Public order | 14 | 7.0% |
| Burglary | 11 | 5.5% |
| Shoplifting | 9 | 4.5% |
| Other theft | 8 | 4.0% |
| Other crime | 8 | 4.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in DH2
Based on 367 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DH2 is £140,000, down 9.7% on the previous year (£155,000).
Detached
£311,000
71 sales
Semi-detached
£167,500
122 sales
Terraced
£102,000
145 sales
Flat / maisonette
£78,000
21 sales
Latest recorded sales in DH2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £293,000 | Semi-detached | Birch View | DH2 2XP |
| 19 May 2026 | £132,000 | Terraced | Industrial Street | DH2 1NR |
| 15 May 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced | Cedar Avenue | DH2 3QF |
| 15 May 2026 | £270,000 | Detached | Burnlands Way | DH2 2FQ |
| 14 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Ingram Close | DH2 3JW |
| 14 May 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached | Ardrossan | DH2 1RG |
| 8 May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Urpeth Terrace | DH2 1QD |
| 8 May 2026 | £142,000 | Semi-detached | The Avenue | DH2 2DA |
| 1 May 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced | Wynyard | DH2 2TG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £275,000 | Detached | Brackenbeds Close | DH2 1XH |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? County Durham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider County Durham district (522,068 residents, 234,764 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.9% |
| 15–29 | 22.7% |
| 30–44 | 17.5% |
| 45–64 | 21.6% |
| 65+ | 21.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.5% |
| Private rented | 17.2% |
| Social rented | 10.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DH2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermitage Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 881 | DH2 3AD |
| Newker Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 340 | DH2 3AA |
| Bullion Lane Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 292 | DH2 2DP |
| Pelton Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 290 | DH2 1EZ |
| Roseberry Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 266 | DH2 1NP |
| Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 260 | DH2 2JT |
| Ouston Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 259 | DH2 1RQ |
| St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston | Primary | 3–11 | 217 | DH2 1QX |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in DH2
103 rated food businesses operate in DH2. 57 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Bidfood Durham, Bullion Lane Nursery, Bullion Lane Primary School, Caterplus @ Anchor - Chester View, Chester le Street Town FC.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DH2
From a sample of 135 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 DH2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
20%
Band C
25%
Band D
41%
Band E
13%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for County Durham
Landlines around DH2 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.