Witton Gilbert

Witton Gilbert is covered by postcode district DH7. It is in the County Durham council area, England.

Typical price £125,000 Homes sold in Witton Gilbert, last 12 months. ▲ 8.7% on the year before Gigabit broadband 49 of 63 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Witton Gilbert, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Witton Gilbert, by flood risk Of the 63 postcodes in Witton Gilbert that ONS places, 63 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Witton Gilbert. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A691 DH7 6EE: not on the flood risk listDH7 6FU: not on the flood risk listDH7 6FY: not on the flood risk listDH7 6NB: not on the flood risk listDH7 6QP: not on the flood risk listDH7 6QR: not on the flood risk listDH7 6QS: not on the flood risk listDH7 6QT: not on the flood risk listDH7 6QU: not on the flood risk listDH7 6QX: not on the flood risk listDH7 6QY: not on the flood risk listDH7 6QZ: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RA: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RB: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RD: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RE: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RF: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RG: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RH: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RJ: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RL: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RN: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RP: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RQ: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RR: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RS: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RT: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RU: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RW: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RX: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RY: not on the flood risk listDH7 6RZ: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SB: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SD: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SE: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SF: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SG: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SH: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SJ: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SL: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SN: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SP: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SQ: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SR: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SS: not on the flood risk listDH7 6ST: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SU: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SW: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SX: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SY: not on the flood risk listDH7 6SZ: not on the flood risk listDH7 6TA: not on the flood risk listDH7 6TB: not on the flood risk listDH7 6TD: not on the flood risk listDH7 6TE: not on the flood risk listDH7 6TF: not on the flood risk listDH7 6TG: not on the flood risk listDH7 6TH: not on the flood risk listDH7 6TQ: not on the flood risk listDH7 6TZ: not on the flood risk listDH7 6UB: not on the flood risk listDH7 6UD: not on the flood risk listDH7 6UE: not on the flood risk list Witton Gilbert Map of every postcode in Witton Gilbert, by flood risk Of the 63 postcodes in Witton Gilbert that ONS places, 63 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Witton Gilbert. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A691 Witton Gilbert
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 63

Of the 63 postcodes in Witton Gilbert that ONS places, 63 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.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 54.8077, longitude -1.6350. 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

What is it like to live in Witton Gilbert?

Homes sold for a typical £125,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 8.7% on the 12 months before. At 49 of the 63 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 63 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Sacriston Medical Centre, 1.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Durham, 4.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

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Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Witton Gilbert?

Homes in Witton Gilbert sold for a typical £125,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 35 sales, up 8.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£125,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£115,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £143,750 18 sales
  • Terraced £114,000 15 sales

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

Across the whole DH7 district, Witton Gilbert's main postcode district: a typical £149,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Witton Gilbert: 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

Are new homes being built in Witton Gilbert?

2 of the 63 postcodes now in use in Witton Gilbert came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 27 homes sold in Witton Gilbert were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DH7 district, 9%.

The newest postcodes

DH7 6FYsince December 2023DH7 6FUsince February 2021

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Witton GilbertAcross the DH7 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 35 (0%) 11 of 512 (2%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 27 (0%) 59 of 628 (9%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Witton Gilbert?

Ofcom reports on 63 of the 63 postcodes in Witton Gilbert. At 49 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit49 of 63
Postcodes where every home can get superfast61 of 63

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.

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

Is Witton Gilbert at risk of flooding?

None of the 63 postcodes in Witton Gilbert is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

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

Which schools are in Witton Gilbert?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Witton Gilbert. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Witton Gilbert?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Witton Gilbert is Durham Rail Station, 4.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Durham Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle
  • Chester-le-Street Rail Station Railway station 6.4 kmDrive
  • Dunston Rail Station Railway station 15.8 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Witton Gilbert?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Witton Gilbert. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

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Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Witton Gilbert safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 686 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Witton Gilbert over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 67 September 2025
  2. 68 October 2025
  3. 60 November 2025
  4. 44 December 2025
  5. 54 January 2026
  6. 43 February 2026
  7. 75 March 2026
  8. 50 April 2026
  9. 50 May 2026
  10. 56 June 2026
  11. 59 July 2026
  12. 60 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences273 reports
Anti-social behaviour86 reports
Criminal damage and arson86 reports
Shoplifting81 reports
Other theft41 reports
Public order38 reports
Other crime24 reports
Burglary23 reports

Also: vehicle crime 19, drugs 8, theft from the person 4, possession of weapons 2, robbery 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Witton Gilbert?

Council
County Durham
Parliamentary constituencies
City of Durham (62) and North Durham (1)
Police force area
Durham
Region
North East
Country
England

Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?

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

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Witton Gilbert postcodes

63 postcodes in use in Witton Gilbert, by district:

DH7 postcode district,63 postcodes

That district is in the DH postcode area.

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Places near Witton Gilbert

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Witton Gilbert's £125,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Sacriston1.5 km, £151,500Langley Park2.6 km, £136,250Ushaw Moor and Bearpark3.1 km, £127,500Durham5.1 km, £225,000Esh Winning6.1 km, £139,950Brandon6.2 km, £136,000Chester-le-Street6.4 km, £172,000Great Lumley6.8 km, £190,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Witton Gilbert

What is it like to live in Witton Gilbert?
Homes sold for a typical £125,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 8.7% on the 12 months before. At 49 of the 63 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 63 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Sacriston Medical Centre, 1.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Durham, 4.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Witton Gilbert?
Witton Gilbert is covered by postcode district DH7, across 63 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Witton Gilbert in?
Witton Gilbert is in the County Durham council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Witton Gilbert?
Homes in Witton Gilbert sold for a typical £125,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 35 sales, up 8.7% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Witton Gilbert?
In Witton Gilbert, primary schools at its postcodes include Witton Gilbert Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Durham Academy, 2.9 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Witton Gilbert have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Witton Gilbert is Durham, 4.6 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Witton Gilbert?
Ofcom reports on 63 of the 63 postcodes in Witton Gilbert. At 49 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Witton Gilbert at risk of flooding?
None of the 63 postcodes in Witton Gilbert is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Witton Gilbert?
2 of the 63 postcodes now in use in Witton Gilbert came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 27 homes sold in Witton Gilbert were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DH7 district, 9%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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