| Postcode | DH2 1QQ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chester le Street | 
| Nearest station | Chester-Le-Street (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | Kingsway - bridge (E) Church (NE) Community Centre (W) Church (W) Community Centre (NE) Bernard Terrace (NW) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 56 View | 
| Known addresses | 4 Thorntons Close, Pelton 5 Thorntons Close, Pelton 8 Thorntons Close, Pelton 9 Thorntons Close, Pelton 10 Thorntons Close, Pelton 12 Thorntons Close, Pelton 13 Thorntons Close, Pelton 14 Thorntons Close, Pelton 15 Thorntons Close, Pelton 16 Thorntons Close, Pelton 17 Thorntons Close, Pelton 18 Thorntons Close, Pelton 20 Thorntons Close, Pelton 21 Thorntons Close, Pelton 22 Thorntons Close, Pelton 23 Thorntons Close, Pelton 24 Thorntons Close, Pelton 25 Thorntons Close, Pelton 26 Thorntons Close, Pelton 27 Thorntons Close, Pelton 28 Thorntons Close, Pelton 29 Thorntons Close, Pelton 30 Thorntons Close, Pelton 31 Thorntons Close, Pelton 32 Thorntons Close, Pelton 33 Thorntons Close, Pelton 34 Thorntons Close, Pelton 35 Thorntons Close, Pelton 36 Thorntons Close, Pelton 38 Thorntons Close, Pelton 40 Thorntons Close, Pelton 42 Thorntons Close, Pelton 49 Thorntons Close, Pelton 50 Thorntons Close, Pelton 192 Thorntons Close, Pelton 193 Thorntons Close, Pelton 194 Thorntons Close, Pelton 196 Thorntons Close, Pelton | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 54.872928 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.614316 | |
| Easting | 424848 | |
| Northing | 553197 | |
| Grid reference | NZ248531 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 588917 6081530 | |
| what3words | even.photos.bump | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyricism stem vowed | |
| Plus code | 9C6WV9FP+57 | |
| Altitude | 84 metres (274 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 16.3 KMs (10.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Pelton | E04010676 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Pelton | E05016187 | 
| Unitary Authority | County Durham | E06000047 | 
| County | County Durham | E11000007 | 
| Constituency (2024) | North Durham | E14001389 | 
| MP | Luke Akehurst | Labour | 
| Police force | Durham | |
| Water company | Northumbrian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Durham | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 104 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 56 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Pelton | E63007240 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00104590 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | County Durham 005D | E01020617 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | County Durham 005D | E01020617 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Pelton & Perkinsville | E02004291 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Pelton & Perkinsville | E02004291 | 
| Travel to work area | Newcastle | E30000245 | 
| Average property price in Durham | £153,013 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 5.3% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Thorntons Close, Pelton | Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2025 | £86,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | May 1996 | £30,000 | |
| 9 Thorntons Close, Pelton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2025 | £133,500 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2013 | £90,000 | |
| 40 Thorntons Close, Pelton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2025 | £120,000 | 
| 32 Thorntons Close, Pelton | Flat (leasehold) | May 2024 | £52,500 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Dec 2007 | £60,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Jan 2005 | £64,500 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Jul 2004 | £51,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Feb 2003 | £31,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Jun 2001 | £23,500 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | May 1999 | £24,950 | |
| 10 Thorntons Close, Pelton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2024 | £220,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2022 | £110,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2010 | £85,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2009 | £89,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2001 | £49,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2000 | £45,750 | |
| 14 Thorntons Close, Pelton | Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2024 | £113,000 | 
| 17 Thorntons Close, Pelton | Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2023 | £120,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2019 | £85,250 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2019 | £90,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2014 | £91,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Feb 2010 | £85,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2002 | £41,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jul 1996 | £32,500 | |
| 20 Thorntons Close, Pelton | Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2023 | £120,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2019 | £86,000 | |
| 35 Thorntons Close, Pelton | Flat (leasehold) | Jan 2023 | £64,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | May 2001 | £23,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Oct 1995 | £21,950 | |
| 4 Thorntons Close, Pelton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2022 | £180,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2009 | £114,000 |