DH6 postcode area

The DH6 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham. Area Scores range from 8 to 96 across them.

In summary

The DH6 district contains both ends of the scale: Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor at 97 out of 100 (#231 of 6,856 in England) against Ferryhill East & Cornforth at 8, an 88-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 7 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £87,750 in Ferryhill East & Cornforth to £320,000 in Durham City — a 3.6× gap within the DH6 district.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley MoorCounty Durham 23197 £310,000
Belmont & CarrvilleCounty Durham 95886 £190,000
Durham CityCounty Durham 1,70575 £320,000
Tudhoe GrangeCounty Durham 3,63847 £140,000
High Shincliffe & BowburnCounty Durham 3,89943 £154,123
Coxhoe & Quarrington HillCounty Durham 4,35136 £157,000
Sherburn & West RaintonCounty Durham 4,89928 £165,000
South Murton & South HettonCounty Durham 5,20124 £98,500
Easington & HawthornCounty Durham 5,89314 £94,999
Thornley & Wheatley HillCounty Durham 6,02412 £120,000
Shotton & HaswellCounty Durham 6,05112 £122,000
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill WestCounty Durham 6,08511 £122,500
Ferryhill East & CornforthCounty Durham 6,2708 £87,750

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DH6.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.