DH4 postcode area guide — County Durham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DH4 postcode district in County Durham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DH4
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
89.5%
Gigabit-capable
89.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the DH4 postcode district (County Durham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 931 postcodes Ofcom measures in DH4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 89.1%.
Around 0.1% of premises in DH4 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 DH4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DH4 4AB | 100% | 44.4% |
| DH4 4AD | 100% | 0% |
| DH4 4AE | 100% | 0% |
| DH4 4AF | 100% | 27.3% |
| DH4 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| DH4 4AL | 100% | 0% |
| DH4 4AN | 100% | 11.1% |
| DH4 4AP | 100% | 92.9% |
| DH4 4AR | 100% | 64.7% |
| DH4 4AS | 100% | 0% |
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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 DH4
Police recorded 146 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DH4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 40 | 27.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 | 15.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 21 | 14.4% |
| Shoplifting | 15 | 10.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 15 | 10.3% |
| Burglary | 12 | 8.2% |
| Other theft | 9 | 6.2% |
| Public order | 6 | 4.1% |
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 DH4
Based on 403 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DH4 is £140,000, down 12.5% on the previous year (£160,000).
Detached
£263,000
84 sales
Semi-detached
£147,950
127 sales
Terraced
£98,995
175 sales
Flat / maisonette
£79,995
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in DH4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £54,000 | Terraced | Cross Street | DH4 5AJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached | Cricklewood Drive | DH4 7EA |
| 15 May 2026 | £115,000 | Semi-detached | South Street | DH4 4EH |
| 15 May 2026 | £130,500 | Terraced | Finchale View | DH4 6SD |
| 13 May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Front Street | DH4 4EP |
| 8 May 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | East Bridge Street | DH4 7PY |
| 8 May 2026 | £230,000 | Detached | Barley Close | DH4 5AE |
| 8 May 2026 | £78,580 | Terraced | Burn Terrace | DH4 4JZ |
| 8 May 2026 | £133,000 | Semi-detached | Leyburn Grove | DH4 5EQ |
| 5 May 2026 | £112,000 | Terraced | Moorsfield | DH4 5PF |
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 DH4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepier | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,131 | DH4 5BH |
| Dubmire Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 479 | DH4 6HL |
| Newbottle Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 437 | DH4 4EE |
| Barnwell Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 302 | DH4 7RT |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw | Primary | 3–11 | 291 | DH4 7JZ |
| Shiney Row Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 249 | DH4 4QP |
| Woodlea Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 197 | DH4 6AR |
| Burnside Academy Inspires | Primary | 3–11 | 174 | DH4 5HB |
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 DH4
202 rated food businesses operate in DH4. 141 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A + S Green @ Penshaw Tearooms, Aldi, Angels Deli, B & M Retail Ltd, Balaggans.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DH4
From a sample of 269 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 DH4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 55% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
13%
Band B
14%
Band C
28%
Band D
36%
Band E
8%
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 DH4 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.