DH3 postcode area guide — County Durham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DH3 postcode district in County Durham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DH3
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78.4%
Gigabit-capable
78.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.9%
Broadband availability in the DH3 postcode district (County Durham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 765 postcodes Ofcom measures in DH3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.4%.
Around 0.9% of premises in DH3 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 DH3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DH3 1AA | 100% | 91.7% |
| DH3 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| DH3 1AD | 100% | 76.9% |
| DH3 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| DH3 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| DH3 1AH | 100% | 97.7% |
| DH3 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| DH3 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| DH3 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| DH3 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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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 DH3
Police recorded 88 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DH3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 21 | 23.9% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 18 | 20.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 | 18.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 11 | 12.5% |
| Public order | 5 | 5.7% |
| Other crime | 5 | 5.7% |
| Other theft | 4 | 4.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 4 | 4.5% |
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 DH3
Based on 335 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DH3 is £182,000, up 1.1% on the previous year (£180,000).
Detached
£312,000
66 sales
Semi-detached
£202,500
120 sales
Terraced
£126,500
94 sales
Flat / maisonette
£78,000
36 sales
Latest recorded sales in DH3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £126,600 | Flat | Mount Road | DH3 1BL |
| 15 May 2026 | £311,000 | Detached | Highfield Rise | DH3 3UY |
| 15 May 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Hutton Close | DH3 3QU |
| 14 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Beamish View | DH3 1RS |
| 8 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Lockwood Avenue | DH3 1GN |
| 8 May 2026 | £65,000 | Flat | Lincoln Walk | DH3 4QN |
| 8 May 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | Runnymede | DH3 4LW |
| 6 May 2026 | £80,000 | Semi-detached | King Street | DH3 1EF |
| 5 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Dunvegan | DH3 2JH |
| 1 May 2026 | £332,000 | Detached | Beamish View | DH3 1RS |
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 DH3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park View School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,631 | DH3 3QA |
| Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,334 | DH3 2LP |
| Cestria Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 426 | DH3 3PZ |
| Ravensworth Terrace Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 362 | DH3 1AY |
| Red Rose Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 294 | DH3 3NA |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street | Primary | 3–11 | 216 | DH3 3PH |
| Birtley East Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 189 | DH3 1QQ |
| Lumley Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 186 | DH3 4JJ |
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 DH3
249 rated food businesses operate in DH3. 159 hold the top rating of 5, 48 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 2nd Home Childcare Barlew Mow, 5 A Day, Admiral, Afro Asian Market, Aioli Restaurant by Chris Finnigan.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DH3
From a sample of 123 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 DH3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 20% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
18%
Band D
60%
Band E
15%
Band F
4%
Band G
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 DH3 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.