DH9 7SE Guide - Crime Rate, Schools & Area Review

DH9 7SE is a postcode in Craghead & South Moor, County Durham, North East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near DH9 7SE, then scores the surrounding small area 64/100 - top 31% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around DH9 7SE are local prosperity and health, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for DH9 7SE is based on County Durham 020 Census 2021. It covers 5,993 residents, 96 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 49, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 75% owner-occupied, 13% privately rented, 12% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 8/10.

For property prices near DH9 7SE, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the DH9 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £110k from 103 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near DH9 7SE by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near DH9 7SE; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.