DH2 postcode district: Chester-le-Street and around

DH2 is a postcode district in England, with 712 postcodes in use in 3 sectors. It has postcodes in Chester-le-Street, Ouston, Pelton and 1 more place. It is split between 2 councils: County Durham (707 postcodes) and Gateshead (5).

Postcodes in use
712
Sectors
3
Councils
2 councils
Places
4 places

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Every postcode in DH2, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in DH2, by flood risk Of the 712 postcodes in DH2 that ONS places, 3 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 706 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Chester-le-Street, Birtley, Sacriston, Ouston, Pelton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. A167A693A183A195 DH2 1AB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1AE: not on the flood risk listDH2 1AG: not on the flood risk listDH2 1AH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1AJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1AN: not on the flood risk listDH2 1AQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1AT: not on the flood risk listDH2 1AU: not on the flood risk listDH2 1AY: not on the flood risk listDH2 1BA: not on the flood risk listDH2 1BB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1BE: not on the flood risk listDH2 1BF: not on the flood risk listDH2 1BG: not on the flood risk listDH2 1BL: not on the flood risk listDH2 1BP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1DA: not on the flood risk listDH2 1DB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1DD: not on the flood risk listDH2 1DE: not on the flood risk listDH2 1DH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1DJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1DL: not on the flood risk listDH2 1DN: not on the flood risk listDH2 1DP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1DQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1DS: not on the flood risk listDH2 1DT: not on the flood risk listDH2 1DU: not on the flood risk listDH2 1DW: not on the flood risk listDH2 1DY: not on the flood risk listDH2 1EA: not on the flood risk listDH2 1EB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1ED: not on the flood risk listDH2 1EG: not on the flood risk listDH2 1EH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1EL: not on the flood risk listDH2 1EN: not on the flood risk listDH2 1EP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1ER: not on the flood risk listDH2 1ES: not on the flood risk listDH2 1ET: not on the flood risk listDH2 1EW: not on the flood risk listDH2 1EZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1FH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1FL: not on the flood risk listDH2 1FN: not on the flood risk listDH2 1FP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1GD: not on the flood risk listDH2 1HP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1HR: not on the flood risk listDH2 1HS: not on the flood risk listDH2 1HT: not on the flood risk listDH2 1HU: not on the flood risk listDH2 1HX: not on the flood risk listDH2 1HY: not on the flood risk listDH2 1HZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JA: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JD: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JL: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JN: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JS: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JT: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JU: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JX: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JY: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LA: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LD: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LE: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LF: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LG: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LL: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LN: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LR: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LS: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LT: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LU: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LX: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LY: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1NA: not on the flood risk listDH2 1NB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1ND: not on the flood risk listDH2 1NE: not on the flood risk listDH2 1NF: not on the flood risk listDH2 1NG: not on the flood risk listDH2 1NH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1NJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1NL: not on the flood risk listDH2 1NN: not on the flood risk listDH2 1NP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1NQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1NR: not on the flood risk listDH2 1NS: not on the flood risk listDH2 1NT: not on the flood risk listDH2 1PB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1PG: not on the flood risk listDH2 1PH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1PJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1PL: not on the flood risk listDH2 1PP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1PQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1PT: not on the flood risk listDH2 1PY: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QD: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QF: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QG: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QL: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QR: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QT: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QU: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QW: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QX: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QY: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RD: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RE: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RF: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RG: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RL: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RN: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RR: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RS: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RU: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RW: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RX: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1SB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1SD: not on the flood risk listDH2 1SE: not on the flood risk listDH2 1SF: not on the flood risk listDH2 1SG: not on the flood risk listDH2 1SH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1SR: not on the flood risk listDH2 1SS: not on the flood risk listDH2 1ST: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TA: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TD: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TE: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TF: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TG: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TL: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TN: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TR: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TT: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TU: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TW: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TX: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TY: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1UB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1UD: not on the flood risk listDH2 1UE: not on the flood risk listDH2 1UF: not on the flood risk listDH2 1UN: not on the flood risk listDH2 1UR: not on the flood risk listDH2 1UW: not on the flood risk listDH2 1XA: not on the flood risk listDH2 1XB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1XD: not on the flood risk listDH2 1XF: not on the flood risk listDH2 1XG: not on the flood risk listDH2 1XH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1XJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1XL: not on the flood risk listDH2 1XQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1ZZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2AA: not on the flood risk listDH2 2AF: not on the flood risk listDH2 2AG: not on the flood risk listDH2 2AH: not on the flood risk listDH2 2AJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2AL: not on the flood risk listDH2 2AN: not on the flood risk listDH2 2AP: not on the flood risk listDH2 2AR: not on the flood risk listDH2 2AT: not on the flood risk listDH2 2AU: not on the flood risk listDH2 2AW: not on the flood risk listDH2 2AX: not on the flood risk listDH2 2AY: not on the flood risk listDH2 2AZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2BA: not on the flood risk listDH2 2BB: not on the flood risk listDH2 2BD: not on the flood risk listDH2 2BE: not on the flood risk listDH2 2BF: not on the flood risk listDH2 2BG: not on the flood risk listDH2 2BH: not on the flood risk listDH2 2BJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2BL: not on the flood risk listDH2 2BN: not on the flood risk listDH2 2BP: not on the flood risk listDH2 2BT: not on the flood risk listDH2 2BW: not on the flood risk listDH2 2BX: not on the flood risk listDH2 2BY: not on the flood risk listDH2 2BZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2DA: not on the flood risk listDH2 2DB: not on the flood risk listDH2 2DD: not on the flood risk listDH2 2DE: not on the flood risk listDH2 2DF: not on the flood risk listDH2 2DG: not on the flood risk listDH2 2DL: not on the flood risk listDH2 2DN: not on the flood risk listDH2 2DP: not on the flood risk listDH2 2DR: not on the flood risk listDH2 2DS: not on the flood risk listDH2 2DT: not on the flood risk listDH2 2DU: not on the flood risk listDH2 2DX: not on the flood risk listDH2 2DY: not on the flood risk listDH2 2DZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2EA: not on the flood risk listDH2 2EB: not on the flood risk listDH2 2ED: not on the flood risk listDH2 2EE: not on the flood risk listDH2 2EF: not on the flood risk listDH2 2EG: not on the flood risk listDH2 2EH: not on the flood risk listDH2 2EN: not on the flood risk listDH2 2EP: not on the flood risk listDH2 2EQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2ER: not on the flood risk listDH2 2ES: not on the flood risk listDH2 2ET: not on the flood risk listDH2 2EU: not on the flood risk listDH2 2EW: not on the flood risk listDH2 2EX: not on the flood risk listDH2 2EY: not on the flood risk listDH2 2EZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2FA: not on the flood risk listDH2 2FB: not on the flood risk listDH2 2FD: not on the flood risk listDH2 2FE: not on the flood risk listDH2 2FF: not on the flood risk listDH2 2FG: not on the flood risk listDH2 2FH: not on the flood risk listDH2 2FJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2FL: not on the flood risk listDH2 2FN: not on the flood risk listDH2 2FP: not on the flood risk listDH2 2FQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2FR: not on the flood risk listDH2 2FS: not on the flood risk listDH2 2HB: not on the flood risk listDH2 2HD: not on the flood risk listDH2 2HE: not on the flood risk listDH2 2HF: not on the flood risk listDH2 2HG: not on the flood risk listDH2 2HH: not on the flood risk listDH2 2HL: not on the flood risk listDH2 2HN: not on the flood risk listDH2 2HP: not on the flood risk listDH2 2HR: not on the flood risk listDH2 2HS: not on the flood risk listDH2 2HT: not on the flood risk listDH2 2HU: not on the flood risk listDH2 2HW: not on the flood risk listDH2 2HX: not on the flood risk listDH2 2HY: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JA: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JD: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JE: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JG: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JH: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JL: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JN: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JP: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JR: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JS: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JT: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JU: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JW: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JX: not on the flood risk listDH2 2JZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2LA: not on the flood risk listDH2 2LB: not on the flood risk listDH2 2LE: not on the flood risk listDH2 2LF: not on the flood risk listDH2 2LG: not on the flood risk listDH2 2LH: not on the flood risk listDH2 2LJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2LL: not on the flood risk listDH2 2LN: not on the flood risk listDH2 2LP: not on the flood risk listDH2 2LR: not on the flood risk listDH2 2LS: not on the flood risk listDH2 2LT: not on the flood risk listDH2 2LW: not on the flood risk listDH2 2LY: not on the flood risk listDH2 2LZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2NA: not on the flood risk listDH2 2NB: not on the flood risk listDH2 2ND: not on the flood risk listDH2 2NE: not on the flood risk listDH2 2NH: not on the flood risk listDH2 2NJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2NL: not on the flood risk listDH2 2NN: not on the flood risk listDH2 2NQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2NR: not on the flood risk listDH2 2NT: not on the flood risk listDH2 2NU: not on the flood risk listDH2 2NW: not on the flood risk listDH2 2NX: not on the flood risk listDH2 2NY: not on the flood risk listDH2 2NZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2PA: not on the flood risk listDH2 2PB: not on the flood risk listDH2 2PD: not on the flood risk listDH2 2PE: not on the flood risk listDH2 2PF: not on the flood risk listDH2 2PN: not on the flood risk listDH2 2PP: not on the flood risk listDH2 2PR: not on the flood risk listDH2 2PS: not on the flood risk listDH2 2PW: not on the flood risk listDH2 2QA: not on the flood risk listDH2 2QB: not on the flood risk listDH2 2QJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2QP: not on the flood risk listDH2 2QS: not on the flood risk listDH2 2QT: not on the flood risk listDH2 2QW: not on the flood risk listDH2 2QY: not on the flood risk listDH2 2RB: not on the flood risk listDH2 2RD: not on the flood risk listDH2 2RE: not on the flood risk listDH2 2RF: not on the flood risk listDH2 2RG: not on the flood risk listDH2 2RH: not on the flood risk listDH2 2RJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2RN: not on the flood risk listDH2 2RQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2RR: not on the flood risk listDH2 2RS: not on the flood risk listDH2 2RT: not on the flood risk listDH2 2RU: not on the flood risk listDH2 2RZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2SD: not on the flood risk listDH2 2SE: not on the flood risk listDH2 2SF: not on the flood risk listDH2 2SG: not on the flood risk listDH2 2SL: not on the flood risk listDH2 2SN: not on the flood risk listDH2 2SP: not on the flood risk listDH2 2SR: not on the flood risk listDH2 2SS: not on the flood risk listDH2 2SW: not on the flood risk listDH2 2SZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2TF: not on the flood risk listDH2 2TG: not on the flood risk listDH2 2TH: not on the flood risk listDH2 2TJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2TL: not on the flood risk listDH2 2TN: not on the flood risk listDH2 2TP: not on the flood risk listDH2 2TQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2TR: not on the flood risk listDH2 2TS: not on the flood risk listDH2 2TT: not on the flood risk listDH2 2TU: not on the flood risk listDH2 2TW: not on the flood risk listDH2 2TX: not on the flood risk listDH2 2TY: not on the flood risk listDH2 2TZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2UA: not on the flood risk listDH2 2UB: not on the flood risk listDH2 2UD: not on the flood risk listDH2 2UE: not on the flood risk listDH2 2UH: not on the flood risk listDH2 2UJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 2UL: not on the flood risk listDH2 2XA: not on the flood risk listDH2 2XB: not on the flood risk listDH2 2XD: not on the flood risk listDH2 2XE: not on the flood risk listDH2 2XF: not on the flood risk listDH2 2XG: not on the flood risk listDH2 2XH: not on the flood risk listDH2 2XL: not on the flood risk listDH2 2XN: not on the flood risk listDH2 2XW: not on the flood risk listDH2 3AA: not on the flood risk listDH2 3AB: not on the flood risk listDH2 3AD: not on the flood risk listDH2 3AE: not on the flood risk listDH2 3AF: not on the flood risk listDH2 3AG: not on the flood risk listDH2 3AJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3AL: not on the flood risk listDH2 3AN: not on the flood risk listDH2 3AP: not on the flood risk listDH2 3AQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3AR: not on the flood risk listDH2 3AS: not on the flood risk listDH2 3AW: not on the flood risk listDH2 3AY: not on the flood risk listDH2 3AZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3BA: not on the flood risk listDH2 3BB: not on the flood risk listDH2 3BD: not on the flood risk listDH2 3BF: not on the flood risk listDH2 3BG: not on the flood risk listDH2 3BH: not on the flood risk listDH2 3BJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3BL: not on the flood risk listDH2 3BN: not on the flood risk listDH2 3BP: not on the flood risk listDH2 3BT: not on the flood risk listDH2 3BU: not on the flood risk listDH2 3BW: not on the flood risk listDH2 3BX: not on the flood risk listDH2 3DB: not on the flood risk listDH2 3DD: not on the flood risk listDH2 3DF: not on the flood risk listDH2 3DG: not on the flood risk listDH2 3DJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3DL: not on the flood risk listDH2 3DN: not on the flood risk listDH2 3DP: not on the flood risk listDH2 3DR: not on the flood risk listDH2 3DS: not on the flood risk listDH2 3DT: not on the flood risk listDH2 3DU: not on the flood risk listDH2 3DW: not on the flood risk listDH2 3DX: not on the flood risk listDH2 3DY: not on the flood risk listDH2 3DZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3ED: not on the flood risk listDH2 3EE: not on the flood risk listDH2 3EF: not on the flood risk listDH2 3EG: not on the flood risk listDH2 3EH: not on the flood risk listDH2 3EJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3EQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3ES: not on the flood risk listDH2 3ET: not on the flood risk listDH2 3EU: not on the flood risk listDH2 3EX: not on the flood risk listDH2 3EY: not on the flood risk listDH2 3HA: not on the flood risk listDH2 3HB: not on the flood risk listDH2 3HD: not on the flood risk listDH2 3HF: not on the flood risk listDH2 3HG: not on the flood risk listDH2 3HH: not on the flood risk listDH2 3HJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3HN: not on the flood risk listDH2 3HP: not on the flood risk listDH2 3HQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3HS: not on the flood risk listDH2 3HT: not on the flood risk listDH2 3HU: not on the flood risk listDH2 3HW: not on the flood risk listDH2 3HX: not on the flood risk listDH2 3HY: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JA: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JB: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JD: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JE: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JF: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JG: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JH: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JL: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JN: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JP: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JR: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JS: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JU: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JW: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JX: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JY: not on the flood risk listDH2 3JZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3LA: not on the flood risk listDH2 3LB: not on the flood risk listDH2 3LD: not on the flood risk listDH2 3LE: not on the flood risk listDH2 3LF: not on the flood risk listDH2 3LG: not on the flood risk listDH2 3LH: not on the flood risk listDH2 3LL: not on the flood risk listDH2 3LN: not on the flood risk listDH2 3LP: not on the flood risk listDH2 3LQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3LT: not on the flood risk listDH2 3LX: not on the flood risk listDH2 3LZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3NA: not on the flood risk listDH2 3NB: not on the flood risk listDH2 3NE: not on the flood risk listDH2 3NF: not on the flood risk listDH2 3NL: not on the flood risk listDH2 3NN: not on the flood risk listDH2 3NP: not on the flood risk listDH2 3NS: not on the flood risk listDH2 3NU: not on the flood risk listDH2 3NX: not on the flood risk listDH2 3PB: not on the flood risk listDH2 3PD: not on the flood risk listDH2 3PE: not on the flood risk listDH2 3PF: not on the flood risk listDH2 3PG: not on the flood risk listDH2 3PH: not on the flood risk listDH2 3PL: not on the flood risk listDH2 3PP: not on the flood risk listDH2 3PQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3PS: not on the flood risk listDH2 3PT: not on the flood risk listDH2 3PU: not on the flood risk listDH2 3PW: not on the flood risk listDH2 3PX: not on the flood risk listDH2 3PY: not on the flood risk listDH2 3PZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3QA: not on the flood risk listDH2 3QB: not on the flood risk listDH2 3QE: not on the flood risk listDH2 3QG: not on the flood risk listDH2 3QJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3QN: not on the flood risk listDH2 3QP: not on the flood risk listDH2 3QQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3QT: not on the flood risk listDH2 3QY: not on the flood risk listDH2 3RB: not on the flood risk listDH2 3RD: not on the flood risk listDH2 3RG: not on the flood risk listDH2 3RH: not on the flood risk listDH2 3RJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3RL: not on the flood risk listDH2 3RN: not on the flood risk listDH2 3RP: not on the flood risk listDH2 3RQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3RR: not on the flood risk listDH2 3RS: not on the flood risk listDH2 3RU: not on the flood risk listDH2 3RW: not on the flood risk listDH2 3RX: not on the flood risk listDH2 3RY: not on the flood risk listDH2 3RZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3SB: not on the flood risk listDH2 3SD: not on the flood risk listDH2 3SE: not on the flood risk listDH2 3SF: not on the flood risk listDH2 3SH: not on the flood risk listDH2 3SJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3SP: not on the flood risk listDH2 3SR: not on the flood risk listDH2 3SS: not on the flood risk listDH2 3ST: not on the flood risk listDH2 3SU: not on the flood risk listDH2 3SW: not on the flood risk listDH2 3SX: not on the flood risk listDH2 3SY: not on the flood risk listDH2 3SZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3TA: not on the flood risk listDH2 3TB: not on the flood risk listDH2 3TD: not on the flood risk listDH2 3TE: not on the flood risk listDH2 3TF: not on the flood risk listDH2 3TG: not on the flood risk listDH2 3TH: not on the flood risk listDH2 3TJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 3TL: not on the flood risk listDH2 3TN: not on the flood risk listDH2 3TP: not on the flood risk listDH2 3TS: not on the flood risk listDH2 3TT: not on the flood risk listDH2 3TU: not on the flood risk listDH2 3TW: not on the flood risk listDH2 3TX: not on the flood risk listDH2 3UA: not on the flood risk listDH2 3UD: not on the flood risk listDH2 3UZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1AW: low flood risk at worstDH2 2AQ: low flood risk at worstDH2 2AD: medium flood risk at worstDH2 1BD: high flood riskDH2 1BQ: high flood riskDH2 2NG: high flood risk Chester-le-StreetBirtleySacristonOustonPelton Map of every postcode in DH2, by flood risk Of the 712 postcodes in DH2 that ONS places, 3 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 706 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Chester-le-Street, Birtley, Sacriston, Ouston. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Chester-le-StreetBirtleySacristonOuston
  • A home or business at high risk: 3
  • At medium risk at worst: 1
  • At low risk at worst: 2
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 706

Of the 712 postcodes in DH2 that ONS places, 3 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 706 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 54.8598, longitude -1.5998. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

DH2 1BQ5 at high riskDH2 2NG3 at high riskDH2 1BD3 at high risk

What broadband can you get in DH2?

Ofcom reports on 708 of the 712 postcodes in DH2. At 614 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 2 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit614 of 708
Postcodes where every home can get superfast664 of 708
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband2 of 708

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is DH2 at risk of flooding?

6 of the 712 postcodes in DH2 have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 18 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 6 of 712 postcodes High: 11Medium: 7Low: 3

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What do homes sell for in DH2?

Homes in DH2 sold for a typical £165,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 343 sales, down 2.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£165,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£169,975 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £317,475 86 sales
  • Semi-detached £170,000 123 sales
  • Terraced £118,000 113 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £82,500 21 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcodes in DH2

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DH2 1226 postcodesDH2 2255 postcodesDH2 3231 postcodes
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Places in DH2

Towns and villages with postcodes in DH2, and how many each has here.

Chester-le-Street postcodes,308Ouston postcodes,78Pelton postcodes,66Birtley postcodes,5

Who covers DH2

How many of the district's postcodes in use fall under each council, constituency and police force area.

Councils

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Constituencies

  • North Durham707
  • Washington and Gateshead South5

Police force areas

  • Durham707
  • Northumbria5

Next to DH2

DH1 postcode district DH3 postcode district All DH districts Chester-le-Street postcodes

"Next to" is by number: the districts before and after DH2 in the DH area.

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