DH1 4TJ postcode in County Durham, England

DH1 4TJ is a postcode in County Durham, in the Deerness ward. It is in the City of Durham parliamentary constituency and the Durham police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 at DH1 4TJ can get it Across County Durham: 85% Typical price £409,500 Homes sold in DH1 4, last 12 months. ▲ 5% on the year before Nearest station Durham 2.7 km in a straight line

Where DH1 4TJ is, and what is near it

Map of DH1 4TJ and what is near it Map of DH1 4TJ: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the DH1 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DH1 4AE: also in DH1 4DH1 4AF: also in DH1 4DH1 4AG: also in DH1 4DH1 4AH: also in DH1 4DH1 4AJ: also in DH1 4DH1 4AL: also in DH1 4DH1 4AN: also in DH1 4DH1 4AP: also in DH1 4DH1 4AQ: also in DH1 4DH1 4AR: also in DH1 4DH1 4BF: also in DH1 4DH1 4BP: also in DH1 4DH1 4HH: also in DH1 4DH1 4HJ: also in DH1 4DH1 4HL: also in DH1 4DH1 4HN: also in DH1 4DH1 4HP: also in DH1 4DH1 4HR: also in DH1 4DH1 4HS: also in DH1 4DH1 4HT: also in DH1 4DH1 4HU: also in DH1 4DH1 4HW: also in DH1 4DH1 4HX: also in DH1 4DH1 4JU: also in DH1 4DH1 4JZ: also in DH1 4DH1 4LG: also in DH1 4DH1 4LH: also in DH1 4DH1 4LJ: also in DH1 4DH1 4LL: also in DH1 4DH1 4LN: also in DH1 4DH1 4LP: also in DH1 4DH1 4LQ: also in DH1 4DH1 4LR: also in DH1 4DH1 4LS: also in DH1 4DH1 4LX: also in DH1 4DH1 4LY: also in DH1 4DH1 4NL: also in DH1 4DH1 4NW: also in DH1 4DH1 4SU: also in DH1 4DH1 4TH: also in DH1 4DH1 4TQ: also in DH1 4 GP 2.3 kmDurham station 2.7 kmBrowney House Surgery 3.4 kmChester-le-Street station 7.7 kmUshaw Moor and Bearpark DH1 4TJ Map of DH1 4TJ and what is near it Map of DH1 4TJ: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the DH1 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GP 2.3 kmDurham station 2.7 kmNeville's Cross DH1 4TJ
  • DH1 4TJ
  • Other postcodes in DH1 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 54.7895, longitude -1.6206)

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 4TJ?

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 4TJ?

Every home and business at DH1 4TJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DH1 4TJ 100% County Durham 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DH1 4TJ 100% County Durham 98%
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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 4TJ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Durham County Council's days for DH1 4TJ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DH1 4TJ on BinDayBuddy

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 4TJ 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 4TJ.

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 4TJ: 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 4TJ 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 4TJ?

Homes in DH1 4 sold for a typical £409,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 61 sales, up 5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£409,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£390,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £473,113 14 sales
  • Semi-detached £373,750 18 sales
  • Terraced £409,500 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £235,000 8 sales

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

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 4TJ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DH1 4TJ from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 4TJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 820 homes in the neighbourhood around DH1 4TJ. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (25%). 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 4TJ

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 C, the most common, is £2,331.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 210 (26%)£1,748
Band Babout 60 (7%)£2,039
Band Cabout 300 (37%)£2,331
Band Dabout 110 (13%)£2,622
Band Eabout 70 (9%)£3,205
Band Fabout 50 (6%)£3,788
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,370
Band Hfewer than 5£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. 23% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 25% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 16% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 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 4TJ is in (ONS area E01020680), 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 4TJ?

The nearest open schools to DH1 4TJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DH1 4TJ, 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 4TJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DH1 4TJ is Durham Rail Station, 2.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Durham Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
  • Chester-le-Street Rail Station Railway station 7.7 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near DH1 4TJ, 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 4TJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DH1 4TJ, 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 4TJ?

0 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DH1 4TJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Dryburn View 2 Charging point · 1 charger · CCS, CHAdeMO 2.0 kmCycle
  • Dryburn View 1 Charging point · 1 charger · CCS, CHAdeMO 2.0 kmCycle
  • Durham County Hall Charging point · 1 charger 2.3 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 4TJ?

The nearest to the centre of DH1 4TJ, 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 4TJ?

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 4TJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DH1 4TJ, 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 4TJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DH1 4TJ, 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 4TJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of DH1 4TJ 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 4TJ in a conservation area?

The centre of DH1 4TJ is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 4TJ?

Police.uk records 34 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DH1 4TJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences19 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Public order3 reports
Other crime3 reports

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 4TJ

Ward
Deerness
Parish
Bearpark
Region
North East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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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