DH7 8TP postcode in Brandon, County Durham

DH7 8TP is a postcode in Brandon, in the Brandon 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 October 2006.

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 £136,500 Homes sold in DH7 8, last 12 months. ▼ 3.9% on the year before Nearest station Durham 3.6 km in a straight line

Where DH7 8TP is, and what is near it

Map of DH7 8TP and what is near it Map of DH7 8TP: its centre point, with the 267 other postcodes in the DH7 8 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), 6 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DH7 8AA: also in DH7 8DH7 8AB: also in DH7 8DH7 8AE: also in DH7 8DH7 8BJ: also in DH7 8DH7 8EE: also in DH7 8DH7 8EJ: also in DH7 8DH7 8ER: also in DH7 8DH7 8ET: also in DH7 8DH7 8EU: also in DH7 8DH7 8EX: also in DH7 8DH7 8EY: also in DH7 8DH7 8FA: also in DH7 8DH7 8GA: also in DH7 8DH7 8GX: also in DH7 8DH7 8GY: also in DH7 8DH7 8GZ: also in DH7 8DH7 8HA: also in DH7 8DH7 8HB: also in DH7 8DH7 8HD: also in DH7 8DH7 8HE: also in DH7 8DH7 8HF: also in DH7 8DH7 8HG: also in DH7 8DH7 8HH: also in DH7 8DH7 8HJ: also in DH7 8DH7 8HL: also in DH7 8DH7 8HR: also in DH7 8DH7 8HT: also in DH7 8DH7 8HU: also in DH7 8DH7 8HX: also in DH7 8DH7 8HY: also in DH7 8DH7 8JA: also in DH7 8DH7 8JD: also in DH7 8DH7 8JE: also in DH7 8DH7 8JF: also in DH7 8DH7 8JG: also in DH7 8DH7 8JH: also in DH7 8DH7 8JJ: also in DH7 8DH7 8JL: also in DH7 8DH7 8JP: also in DH7 8DH7 8JQ: also in DH7 8DH7 8JW: also in DH7 8DH7 8LA: also in DH7 8DH7 8LE: also in DH7 8DH7 8LJ: also in DH7 8DH7 8LN: also in DH7 8DH7 8LP: also in DH7 8DH7 8LS: also in DH7 8DH7 8LT: also in DH7 8DH7 8LU: also in DH7 8DH7 8LW: also in DH7 8DH7 8LY: also in DH7 8DH7 8LZ: also in DH7 8DH7 8NA: also in DH7 8DH7 8NB: also in DH7 8DH7 8ND: also in DH7 8DH7 8NF: also in DH7 8DH7 8NG: also in DH7 8DH7 8NJ: also in DH7 8DH7 8NL: also in DH7 8DH7 8NN: also in DH7 8DH7 8NQ: also in DH7 8DH7 8NT: also in DH7 8DH7 8NU: also in DH7 8DH7 8NW: also in DH7 8DH7 8PG: also in DH7 8DH7 8PH: also in DH7 8DH7 8PJ: also in DH7 8DH7 8PL: also in DH7 8DH7 8PN: also in DH7 8DH7 8PQ: also in DH7 8DH7 8PR: also in DH7 8DH7 8PS: also in DH7 8DH7 8PT: also in DH7 8DH7 8PW: also in DH7 8DH7 8QE: also in DH7 8DH7 8QF: also in DH7 8DH7 8QG: also in DH7 8DH7 8QH: also in DH7 8DH7 8QJ: also in DH7 8DH7 8QL: also in DH7 8DH7 8QN: also in DH7 8DH7 8QP: also in DH7 8DH7 8QQ: also in DH7 8DH7 8QR: also in DH7 8DH7 8QS: also in DH7 8DH7 8QT: also in DH7 8DH7 8QU: also in DH7 8DH7 8QW: also in DH7 8DH7 8QX: also in DH7 8DH7 8QY: also in DH7 8DH7 8QZ: also in DH7 8DH7 8RA: also in DH7 8DH7 8RB: also in DH7 8DH7 8RD: also in DH7 8DH7 8RE: also in DH7 8DH7 8RG: also in DH7 8DH7 8RH: also in DH7 8DH7 8RJ: also in DH7 8DH7 8RL: also in DH7 8DH7 8RP: also in DH7 8DH7 8RQ: also in DH7 8DH7 8RS: also in DH7 8DH7 8RT: also in DH7 8DH7 8RU: also in DH7 8DH7 8RY: also in DH7 8DH7 8RZ: also in DH7 8DH7 8SA: also in DH7 8DH7 8SB: also in DH7 8DH7 8SD: also in DH7 8DH7 8SE: also in DH7 8DH7 8SF: also in DH7 8DH7 8SG: also in DH7 8DH7 8SQ: also in DH7 8DH7 8TZ: also in DH7 8DH7 8UH: also in DH7 8DH7 8UP: also in DH7 8DH7 8UR: also in DH7 8DH7 8UT: also in DH7 8DH7 8UU: also in DH7 8DH7 8UZ: also in DH7 8DH7 8XA: also in DH7 8DH7 8XD: also in DH7 8DH7 8XE: also in DH7 8DH7 8XF: also in DH7 8DH7 8XG: also in DH7 8DH7 8XL: also in DH7 8DH7 8XN: also in DH7 8DH7 8XQ: also in DH7 8DH7 8XU: also in DH7 8DH7 8XX: also in DH7 8DH7 8XY: also in DH7 8DH7 8XZ: also in DH7 8DH7 8YA: also in DH7 8DH7 8YB: also in DH7 8DH7 8YD: also in DH7 8DH7 8YH: also in DH7 8 2 places, 2.9–4.1 kmGP 3.9 kmBishop Auckland station 11.3 kmBrandon DH7 8TP Map of DH7 8TP and what is near it Map of DH7 8TP: its centre point, with the 267 other postcodes in the DH7 8 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), 6 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 3.9 kmBrandon DH7 8TP
  • DH7 8TP
  • Other postcodes in DH7 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.7518, longitude -1.6115)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DH7 8TP?

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 DH7 8TP?

Every home and business at DH7 8TP 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.

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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 DH7 8TP?

BinDayBuddy has not read Durham County Council's days for DH7 8TP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DH7 8TP 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 DH7 8TP 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 DH7 8TP.

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 DH7 8TP: 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 DH7 8TP 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 DH7 8TP?

Homes in DH7 8 sold for a typical £136,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 106 sales, down 3.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£136,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£142,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £270,000 29 sales
  • Semi-detached £135,000 38 sales
  • Terraced £113,000 34 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £73,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole DH7 district: a typical £149,000 from 512 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 DH7 8TP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DH7 8TP 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 DH7 8TP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around DH7 8TP. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (47%). 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 DH7 8TP

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 £3,205 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,748.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 200 (29%)£1,748
Band Babout 120 (17%)£2,039
Band Cabout 160 (23%)£2,331
Band Dabout 100 (14%)£2,622
Band Eabout 110 (16%)£3,205
Band Fwithheld£3,788
Band Gfewer than 5£4,370
Band Hfewer than 5£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 47% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 18% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 DH7 8TP is in (ONS area E01034497), 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 DH7 8TP?

The nearest open schools to DH7 8TP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DH7 8TP, 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 DH7 8TP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DH7 8TP is Durham Rail Station, 3.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Durham Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
  • Bishop Auckland Rail Station Railway station 11.3 kmDrive

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Council Offices, 357 m away.

More stations near DH7 8TP, 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 DH7 8TP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DH7 8TP, 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 DH7 8TP?

2 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DH7 8TP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Lidl Charging point · No details mapped 700 mWalk
  • Instavolt Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 44 kW 900 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 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 DH7 8TP?

The nearest to the centre of DH7 8TP, 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 DH7 8TP?

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 DH7 8TP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DH7 8TP, 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 DH7 8TP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DH7 8TP, 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 DH7 8TP?

The nearest vets to the centre of DH7 8TP 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 DH7 8TP in a conservation area?

The centre of DH7 8TP 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 DH7 8TP?

Police.uk records 65 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DH7 8TP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences27 reports
Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Vehicle crime5 reports
Other theft5 reports
Public order4 reports

Also: burglary 1, other crime 1.

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 DH7 8TP

Ward
Brandon
Parish
Brandon and Byshottles
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Brandon
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 2006

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

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

DH7 8RD90 mDH7 8YH180 mDH7 8XD200 mDH7 8TZ210 mDH7 8XQ230 mDH7 8RL240 m
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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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