DH7 9RL postcode in County Durham, England

DH7 9RL is a postcode in County Durham, in the Langley & Esh 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 71% of homes and businesses can get it. County Durham: 85% Typical price £144,250 Homes sold in DH7 9, last 12 months. ▲ 6.9% on the year before Nearest station Durham 5.7 km in a straight line

Where DH7 9RL is, and what is near it

Map of DH7 9RL and what is near it Map of DH7 9RL: its centre point, with the 305 other postcodes in the DH7 9 sector, 4 schools (3 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 250 m. DH7 9BL: also in DH7 9DH7 9BU: also in DH7 9DH7 9BY: also in DH7 9DH7 9DZ: also in DH7 9DH7 9FA: also in DH7 9DH7 9FB: also in DH7 9DH7 9FD: also in DH7 9DH7 9FH: also in DH7 9DH7 9FJ: also in DH7 9DH7 9FL: also in DH7 9DH7 9FN: also in DH7 9DH7 9FP: also in DH7 9DH7 9FQ: also in DH7 9DH7 9FS: also in DH7 9DH7 9FW: also in DH7 9DH7 9FX: also in DH7 9DH7 9FY: also in DH7 9DH7 9FZ: also in DH7 9DH7 9QH: also in DH7 9DH7 9RD: also in DH7 9DH7 9RE: also in DH7 9DH7 9RF: also in DH7 9DH7 9RG: also in DH7 9DH7 9RH: also in DH7 9DH7 9RJ: also in DH7 9DH7 9RN: also in DH7 9DH7 9RQ: also in DH7 9DH7 9SA: also in DH7 9DH7 9SB: also in DH7 9DH7 9SD: also in DH7 9DH7 9SE: also in DH7 9DH7 9SF: also in DH7 9DH7 9SG: also in DH7 9DH7 9SH: also in DH7 9DH7 9SJ: also in DH7 9DH7 9SL: also in DH7 9DH7 9SN: also in DH7 9DH7 9SQ: also in DH7 9DH7 9SR: also in DH7 9DH7 9SS: also in DH7 9DH7 9ST: also in DH7 9DH7 9SU: also in DH7 9DH7 9SW: also in DH7 9DH7 9SX: also in DH7 9DH7 9SY: also in DH7 9DH7 9SZ: also in DH7 9DH7 9TA: also in DH7 9DH7 9TB: also in DH7 9DH7 9TD: also in DH7 9DH7 9TE: also in DH7 9DH7 9TF: also in DH7 9DH7 9TG: also in DH7 9DH7 9TH: also in DH7 9DH7 9TJ: also in DH7 9DH7 9TL: also in DH7 9DH7 9TQ: also in DH7 9DH7 9TS: also in DH7 9DH7 9TY: also in DH7 9DH7 9TZ: also in DH7 9DH7 9UB: also in DH7 9DH7 9UD: also in DH7 9DH7 9UE: also in DH7 9DH7 9UF: also in DH7 9DH7 9UG: also in DH7 9DH7 9UJ: also in DH7 9DH7 9UQ: also in DH7 9DH7 9US: also in DH7 9DH7 9UU: also in DH7 9DH7 9UX: also in DH7 9DH7 9UY: also in DH7 9DH7 9UZ: also in DH7 9DH7 9WA: also in DH7 9DH7 9WP: also in DH7 9DH7 9WQ: also in DH7 9DH7 9XA: also in DH7 9DH7 9XB: also in DH7 9DH7 9XD: also in DH7 9DH7 9XE: also in DH7 9DH7 9XG: also in DH7 9DH7 9XH: also in DH7 9DH7 9XJ: also in DH7 9DH7 9XL: also in DH7 9DH7 9XN: also in DH7 9DH7 9XP: also in DH7 9DH7 9XR: also in DH7 9DH7 9XS: also in DH7 9DH7 9XT: also in DH7 9DH7 9XU: also in DH7 9DH7 9XW: also in DH7 9DH7 9XX: also in DH7 9DH7 9XY: also in DH7 9DH7 9XZ: also in DH7 9DH7 9YA: also in DH7 9DH7 9YB: also in DH7 9DH7 9YD: also in DH7 9DH7 9YE: also in DH7 9DH7 9YF: also in DH7 9DH7 9YG: also in DH7 9DH7 9YH: also in DH7 9DH7 9YJ: also in DH7 9DH7 9YL: also in DH7 9DH7 9YN: also in DH7 9DH7 9YP: also in DH7 9DH7 9YQ: also in DH7 9DH7 9YR: also in DH7 9DH7 9YS: also in DH7 9DH7 9YT: also in DH7 9DH7 9YU: also in DH7 9DH7 9YW: also in DH7 9DH7 9YX: also in DH7 9DH7 9YY: also in DH7 9 School 1.8 kmGP 2.3 kmDurham Academy 2.3 kmSchool 3.4 km2 places, 3.8–8.9 kmDurham station 5.7 kmLangley Park DH7 9RL Map of DH7 9RL and what is near it Map of DH7 9RL: its centre point, with the 305 other postcodes in the DH7 9 sector, 4 schools (3 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 250 m. 2 places, 2.3 kmLangley Park DH7 9RL
  • DH7 9RL
  • Other postcodes in DH7 9: 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. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.7936, longitude -1.6670)

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 DH7 9RL?

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 9RL?

86% of the homes and businesses at DH7 9RL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 71% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)71% can get it

County Durham: 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)86% 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 DH7 9RL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Durham County Council's days for DH7 9RL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DH7 9RL 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 9RL 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 9RL.

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 9RL: 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 9RL 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 9RL?

Homes in DH7 9 sold for a typical £144,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 128 sales, up 6.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£144,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£135,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £253,000 26 sales
  • Semi-detached £140,000 51 sales
  • Terraced £121,000 51 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 9RL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DH7 9RL 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

Food hygiene ratings at DH7 9RL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at DH7 9RL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DH7 9RL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 960 homes in the neighbourhood around DH7 9RL. Over half of them (83%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (31%). 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 9RL

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 800 (83%)£1,748
Band Babout 120 (13%)£2,039
Band Cabout 20 (2%)£2,331
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,622
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,205
Band Fwithheld£3,788
Band Gwithheld£4,370
Band Hwithheld£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 24% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 31% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 9RL is in (ONS area E01020658), 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 9RL?

The nearest open schools to DH7 9RL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DH7 9RL, 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 9RL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DH7 9RL is Durham Rail Station, 5.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Durham Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive
  • Chester-le-Street Rail Station Railway station 8.9 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 Ushaw Hill Top, 201 m away.

More stations near DH7 9RL, 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 9RL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DH7 9RL, 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 9RL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DH7 9RL on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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

Which dentists are near DH7 9RL?

The nearest to the centre of DH7 9RL, 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 9RL?

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 9RL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DH7 9RL, 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 9RL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DH7 9RL, 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 9RL?

The nearest vets to the centre of DH7 9RL 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 9RL in a conservation area?

The centre of DH7 9RL 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 9RL?

Police.uk records 31 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DH7 9RL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences15 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Public order2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Other theft2 reports

Also: other crime 2.

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 9RL

Ward
Langley & Esh
Parish
Esh
Region
North East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Larger 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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Nearby postcodes

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

DH7 9XY240 mDH7 9XZ280 mDH7 9YB290 mDH7 9YU300 mDH7 9XX300 mDH7 9XT310 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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