DH1 2FB postcode in High Shincliffe, County Durham

DH1 2FB is a postcode in High Shincliffe, in the Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe ward of County Durham. It is in the City of Durham parliamentary constituency and the Durham police force area, and has been in use since June 1999.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. County Durham: 85% Typical price £227,500 Homes sold in DH1 2, last 12 months. ▼ 2.2% on the year before Nearest station Durham 4.2 km in a straight line

Where DH1 2FB is, and what is near it

Map of DH1 2FB and what is near it Map of DH1 2FB: its centre point, with the 270 other postcodes in the DH1 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. DH1 2FD: also in DH1 2DH1 2LY: also in DH1 2DH1 2NA: also in DH1 2DH1 2NB: also in DH1 2DH1 2ND: also in DH1 2DH1 2NE: also in DH1 2DH1 2NF: also in DH1 2DH1 2NG: also in DH1 2DH1 2NH: also in DH1 2DH1 2NJ: also in DH1 2DH1 2NL: also in DH1 2DH1 2NN: also in DH1 2DH1 2NP: also in DH1 2DH1 2NQ: also in DH1 2DH1 2NR: also in DH1 2DH1 2NS: also in DH1 2DH1 2NT: also in DH1 2DH1 2NU: also in DH1 2DH1 2NW: also in DH1 2DH1 2NX: also in DH1 2DH1 2PA: also in DH1 2DH1 2PB: also in DH1 2DH1 2PD: also in DH1 2DH1 2PE: also in DH1 2DH1 2PF: also in DH1 2DH1 2PG: also in DH1 2DH1 2PH: also in DH1 2DH1 2PJ: also in DH1 2DH1 2PL: also in DH1 2DH1 2PN: also in DH1 2DH1 2PP: also in DH1 2DH1 2PQ: also in DH1 2DH1 2PR: also in DH1 2DH1 2PS: also in DH1 2DH1 2PT: also in DH1 2DH1 2PU: also in DH1 2DH1 2PW: also in DH1 2DH1 2PX: also in DH1 2DH1 2PY: also in DH1 2DH1 2PZ: also in DH1 2DH1 2QA: also in DH1 2DH1 2QB: also in DH1 2DH1 2QE: also in DH1 2DH1 2QF: also in DH1 2DH1 2SD: also in DH1 2DH1 2SE: also in DH1 2DH1 2SF: also in DH1 2DH1 2SG: also in DH1 2DH1 2SH: also in DH1 2DH1 2SJ: also in DH1 2DH1 2SL: also in DH1 2DH1 2SN: also in DH1 2DH1 2SP: also in DH1 2DH1 2SQ: also in DH1 2DH1 2ST: also in DH1 2DH1 2SU: also in DH1 2DH1 2SW: also in DH1 2DH1 2SX: also in DH1 2DH1 2SY: also in DH1 2DH1 2SZ: also in DH1 2DH1 2TA: also in DH1 2DH1 2TB: also in DH1 2DH1 2TD: also in DH1 2DH1 2TE: also in DH1 2DH1 2TG: also in DH1 2DH1 2TH: also in DH1 2DH1 2TJ: also in DH1 2DH1 2TQ: also in DH1 2DH1 2TY: also in DH1 2DH1 2TZ: also in DH1 2DH1 2UB: also in DH1 2DH1 2UD: also in DH1 2DH1 2UE: also in DH1 2DH1 2YH: also in DH1 2DH1 2YJ: also in DH1 2 GP 3.5 km2 places, 3.6–3.8 kmBowburn DH1 2FB Map of DH1 2FB and what is near it Map of DH1 2FB: its centre point, with the 270 other postcodes in the DH1 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 3.6–3.8 kmElvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe DH1 2FB
  • DH1 2FB
  • Other postcodes in DH1 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.7523, longitude -1.5368)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DH1 2FB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DH1 2FB?

Every home and business at DH1 2FB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

County Durham: 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

County Durham: 98%

The line marks the figure across County Durham.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at DH1 2FB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Durham County Council's days for DH1 2FB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DH1 2FB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DH1 2FB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across County Durham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DH1 2FB: 7,652 properties in County Durham are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for County Durham

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DH1 2FB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DH1 2FB?

Homes in DH1 2 sold for a typical £227,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 72 sales, down 2.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£227,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£232,500
12 months to August 2026
£227,500

▼ down 2.2% on the 12 months before

Detached£351,500 25 sales
Semi-detached£224,000 31 sales
Terraced£184,998 8 sales
Flat or maisonette£108,750 8 sales

Across the whole DH1 district: a typical £230,000 from 431 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in DH1 2FB

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in DH1 2FB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 August 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near DH1 2FB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,080 homes in the neighbourhood around DH1 2FB. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (34%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DH1 2FB

Band D in County Durham for 2026‑27: £2,622. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,748 (band A) to £4,370 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,622.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (4%)£1,748
Band Babout 220 (20%)£2,039
Band Cabout 170 (16%)£2,331
Band Dabout 280 (26%)£2,622
Band Eabout 220 (20%)£3,205
Band Fabout 110 (10%)£3,788
Band Gabout 40 (4%)£4,370
Band Hwithheld£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. 12% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 25% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 34% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for County Durham before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DH1 2FB is in (ONS area E01020732), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DH1 2FB?

The nearest open schools to DH1 2FB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DH1 2FB, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to DH1 2FB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DH1 2FB is Durham Rail Station, 4.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Durham Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle
  • Chester-le-Street Rail Station Railway station 11.7 kmDrive

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Avenue, 194 m away.

More stations near DH1 2FB, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near DH1 2FB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DH1 2FB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DH1 2FB?

0 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DH1 2FB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 kmCycle
  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 22 kW 2.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DH1 2FB?

The nearest to the centre of DH1 2FB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DH1 2FB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DH1 2FB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DH1 2FB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DH1 2FB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DH1 2FB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DH1 2FB?

The nearest vets to the centre of DH1 2FB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DH1 2FB in a conservation area?

The centre of DH1 2FB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DH1 2FB?

Police.uk records 8 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DH1 2FB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences3 reports
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Other theft1 report
Theft from the person1 report
Other crime1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for DH1 2FB

Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Parish
Shincliffe
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
High Shincliffe
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 1999

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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