DH2 2BH County Durham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chester-le-Street South. Region: North East.
Streets
- Delaval, Canada: 16 addresses
- Eleventh Avenue, Canada: 1 address
- Tenth Avenue, Canada: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in County Durham in 2026-27: Band D £2,622 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,748 | £2,039 | £2,331 | £2,622 | £3,205 | £3,788 | £4,370 | £5,244 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (52% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 18 addresses are between 38 m and 44 m above sea level (42 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m |
| Durham 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Wynyard Chester-le-Street | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | North Burns Chester-le-Street | 850 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 800 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 21.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cestria Health Centre | 820 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 820 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ridgway Dental Limited | 830 m |
| Hospital | Chester-Le-Street Community Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Durham Police - chester-le-street Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Falcon Service Station Cashzone | 730 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,500 m² | 770 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,250 m² | 590 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,480 m² | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Concangium Roman fort, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Concangium Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| Lumley Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km east |
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | World Heritage Site | 9.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fine Bank | Wood | 300 m north-east |
| Stellagill Wood | Wood | 650 m north-west |
| The Bottoms | Valley | 1.0 km south-west |
| Swinburn's Leap | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-east |
| Wanister Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south-west |
| Wanister Bog | Wetland | 2.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 18 |
3 of the postcode's 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Delaval.