DH1 5RF maps, stats, and open data
DH1 5RF is located in the Esh and Witton Gilbert electoral ward, within the unitary authority of County Durham and the English Parliamentary constituency of City of Durham. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H and the police force is Durham. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
DH1 5RF maps


Source: OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0
DH1 5RF geodata
| Easting | 424781 |
| Northing | 545106 |
| Latitude | 54.800225 |
| Longitude | -1.616054 |
Where is DH1 5RF?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | DH1 |
DH1 5RF Elevation
Elevation or altitude of DH1 5RF as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet |
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| Elevation | 120m | 394ft |
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Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Esh And Witton Gilbert |
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| Constituency | City Of Durham |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to DH1 5RF
| Halfway House (A691) | Witton Gilbert | 11m |
| Halfway House (A691) | Witton Gilbert | 33m |
| Hospital (A691) | Durham | 259m |
| Hospital (A691) | Durham | 291m |
| Lane Ends (B6532) | Sacriston | 591m |
Nearest railway stations to DH1 5RF
Broadband
Broadband access in DH1 5RF (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband limitations in DH1 5RF (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 100.0% |
Deprivation
22.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than
DH1 5RF:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to DH1 5RF (metres)
Lanchester Road Hospital
Morrisons Daily
New College Durham
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Nearest post box to DH1 5RF
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| Findon Avenue | 17:15 | 12:00 | 1,436m |
| Witton Gilbert P.o. | 17:25 | 12:00 | 1,473m |
| Sniperley Lane | 17:15 | 11:30 | 1,551m |
DH1 5RF ITL and DH1 5RF LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for DH1 5RF:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLC | North East (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLC1 | Tees Valley and Durham |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLC14 | Durham |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| E06000047 | County Durham |
DH1 5RF census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for DH1 5RF:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | E00171856 | |
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| LSOA | E01020680 | County Durham 026B |
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| MSOA | E02004310 | County Durham 026 |
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