DH9 6DU postcode in Craghead, County Durham

DH9 6DU is a postcode in Craghead, in the Craghead & South Moor ward of County Durham. It is in the North 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 80% of homes and businesses at DH9 6DU can get it Across County Durham: 85% Typical price in the DH9 6 sector £124,998 Homes sold across the DH9 6 sector, last 12 months, not DH9 6DU alone Nearest station Chester-le-Street 5.6 km in a straight line

Where DH9 6DU is, and what is near it

Map of DH9 6DU and what is near it Map of DH9 6DU: its centre point, with the 266 other postcodes in the DH9 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DH9 6AG: also in DH9 6DH9 6AN: also in DH9 6DH9 6AP: also in DH9 6DH9 6AR: also in DH9 6DH9 6AS: also in DH9 6DH9 6AU: also in DH9 6DH9 6AW: also in DH9 6DH9 6AX: also in DH9 6DH9 6AY: also in DH9 6DH9 6AZ: also in DH9 6DH9 6BA: also in DH9 6DH9 6BD: also in DH9 6DH9 6BE: also in DH9 6DH9 6BG: also in DH9 6DH9 6BH: also in DH9 6DH9 6BJ: also in DH9 6DH9 6BL: also in DH9 6DH9 6BN: also in DH9 6DH9 6BP: also in DH9 6DH9 6BU: also in DH9 6DH9 6BW: also in DH9 6DH9 6BX: also in DH9 6DH9 6DA: also in DH9 6DH9 6DB: also in DH9 6DH9 6DD: also in DH9 6DH9 6DE: also in DH9 6DH9 6DH: also in DH9 6DH9 6DJ: also in DH9 6DH9 6DL: also in DH9 6DH9 6DN: also in DH9 6DH9 6DP: also in DH9 6DH9 6DR: also in DH9 6DH9 6DS: also in DH9 6DH9 6DT: also in DH9 6DH9 6DW: also in DH9 6DH9 6DX: also in DH9 6DH9 6DY: also in DH9 6DH9 6DZ: also in DH9 6DH9 6EA: also in DH9 6DH9 6EB: also in DH9 6DH9 6ED: also in DH9 6DH9 6EE: also in DH9 6DH9 6EF: also in DH9 6DH9 6EG: also in DH9 6DH9 6EH: also in DH9 6DH9 6EJ: also in DH9 6DH9 6EL: also in DH9 6DH9 6EN: also in DH9 6DH9 6EP: also in DH9 6DH9 6EQ: also in DH9 6DH9 6ER: also in DH9 6DH9 6ES: also in DH9 6DH9 6ET: also in DH9 6DH9 6EU: also in DH9 6DH9 6EW: also in DH9 6DH9 6EX: also in DH9 6DH9 6EY: also in DH9 6DH9 6EZ: also in DH9 6DH9 6FA: also in DH9 6DH9 6FB: also in DH9 6DH9 6FD: also in DH9 6DH9 6FF: also in DH9 6DH9 6FR: also in DH9 6DH9 6HA: also in DH9 6DH9 6HB: also in DH9 6DH9 6XZ: also in DH9 6 4 places, 1.6–3.7 kmVillages Medical Group 3.6 kmDurham station 9.9 kmCraghead & South Moor DH9 6DU Map of DH9 6DU and what is near it Map of DH9 6DU: its centre point, with the 266 other postcodes in the DH9 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Craghead & South Moor DH9 6DU
  • DH9 6DU
  • Other postcodes in DH9 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, 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 54.8540, longitude -1.6660)

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Who looks after DH9 6DU?

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.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.

At this postcode

What broadband can you get at DH9 6DU?

20% of the homes and businesses at DH9 6DU cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s) from a line or fixed wireless, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DH9 6DU 80% County Durham 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DH9 6DU 80% County Durham 98%
Cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s)20%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

When are the bins collected at DH9 6DU?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for DH9 6DU.

Check the bin days for DH9 6DU on BinDayBuddy

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

Is DH9 6DU 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 DH9 6DU.

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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.

From surface water, across County Durham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DH9 6DU: 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 surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.

Flood warnings

The centre of DH9 6DU 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

Source: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.

At this postcode

Homes sold in DH9 6DU

HM Land Registry records one standard sale in DH9 6DU, in 2008. That is too few to give a price.

  1. 2005 to 2009, too few sales to price, one sale
  2. 2010 to 2014, too few sales to price, 0 sales
  3. 2015 to 2019, too few sales to price, 0 sales
  4. 2020 to 2024, too few sales to price, 0 sales
  5. 2025 to 2026, too few sales to price, 0 sales
Five-year spans from the year shown (the last runs to now), with the number of sales beneath. Middle price of standard sales, all home types, not adjusted for inflation. A dash: fewer than 3 sales, too few to price.

The latest sales

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DH9 6DU from January 2024 to September 2026. Typical prices for the homes around it are under Prices.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.

At this postcode

Who lives at DH9 6DU?

At the 2021 Census, 11 people (4 female, 7 male) lived at DH9 6DU, in 4 households.

Census 2021DH9 6DUDH9 6 sector
People1110,884
Households44,878
People per household2.82.2

ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The DH9 6 sector is its 258 postcodes with Census figures, added up.

Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.

How much energy do homes at DH9 6DU use?

DESNZ publishes no domestic energy figures for DH9 6DU. It leaves out any postcode with fewer than 5 domestic meters of a kind, or where two meters use most of the energy. Across the DH9 district, the median electricity meter used 2,155 kWh and the median gas meter used 10,602 kWh in 2024.

Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.

Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.

At its centre point

Is DH9 6DU in a conservation area?

We have asked planning.data.gov.uk what the centre of DH9 6DU is inside, and its answer has not arrived yet. Open this page again in a minute to see it here. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point.

Near here

Which schools are near DH9 6DU?

The nearest open primary and secondary schools to DH9 6DU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DH9 6DU, and how we find them

Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.

Near here

Where is the nearest station to DH9 6DU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DH9 6DU is Chester-le-Street Rail Station, 5.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Chester-le-Street Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive
  • Durham Rail Station Railway station 9.9 kmDrive

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Front Street, 131 m away.

More stations near DH9 6DU, and how we find them

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

Near here

Which GP surgeries are near DH9 6DU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DH9 6DU, 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

Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Where can I charge an electric car near DH9 6DU?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DH9 6DU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and can miss a charger, its speed or its plugs: check the charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Near here

Which dentists are near DH9 6DU?

The nearest to the centre of DH9 6DU, 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 22 October 2026.

Near here

Which hospitals are nearest to DH9 6DU?

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 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which care homes are near DH9 6DU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DH9 6DU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which pharmacies are near DH9 6DU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DH9 6DU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 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 pharmacy lists.

Near here

Which vets are near DH9 6DU?

The nearest vets to the centre of DH9 6DU 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 first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.

Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Across the DH9 6 sector

What do homes sell for near DH9 6DU?

Homes in DH9 6 sold for a typical £124,998 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 114 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £114,500 from 116 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.

£124,998 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£114,500 12 months to September 2025
  • Detached £213,400 20 sales
  • Semi-detached £129,000 35 sales
  • Terraced £100,000 56 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole DH9 district: a typical £125,000 from 406 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

In its neighbourhood

What council tax band are homes near DH9 6DU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around DH9 6DU. Over half of them (88%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (37%). 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 DH9 6DU

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 £2,622 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,748.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 680 (88%)£1,748
Band Babout 10 (1%)£2,039
Band Cabout 40 (5%)£2,331
Band Dabout 40 (5%)£2,622
Band Ewithheld£3,205
Band Ffewer than 5£3,788
Band Gfewer than 5£4,370
Band Hfewer than 5£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. 37% Before 1900
  2. 14% 1900 to 1918
  3. 22% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

A dash: the count was withheld by its publisher, as too few homes to publish.

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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

Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DH9 6DU is in (ONS area E01020649), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.

Within a mile

How much crime is there near DH9 6DU?

Police.uk records 40 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DH9 6DU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences23 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Public order4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Other theft3 reports
Other crime2 reports

Also: vehicle 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: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.

The official record for DH9 6DU

Ward
Craghead & South Moor
Parish
Stanley
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Craghead
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

Where to check what we do not hold

Around DH9 6DU

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Nearby postcodes

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

DH9 6DT40 mDH9 6ED100 mDH9 6EE110 mDH9 6DS150 mDH9 6EB170 mDH9 6EQ190 m
All of DH9

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

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Where the facts on this page come from

Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.

Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.

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