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This is a profile for the central postcode in Chester le Street which is DH2 2HS. Neighbourhood profiles vary significantly from postcode to postcode.

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be single elderly people living in council flats.

Whilst found throughout the country, neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found primarily in towns such as Chesterfield, Carlisle, Durham, Mansfield and Wakefield.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Durham Constabulary force is responsible for policing the Chester-le-Street Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Durham council is £0.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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'Cycling vandal' attacks 13 cars

26/11/2009 11:06:40

Police hunt a cycling vandal who smashed the windcsreens of 13 cars as he rode along a County Durham street.
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Weapon found after house shot at

26/11/2009 15:16:14

Police recover a weapon after shots are fired through the window of a house and at a car in County Durham.
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Town's 'tatty' tree is replaced

26/11/2009 10:48:10

Shoppers in Peterlee welcome a new Christmas tree, after last year's was condemned as the worst in Britain.
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Cities make case for 2018 Cup bid

26/11/2009 12:01:52

Sunderland is one of 15 cities hoping to be part of England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup finals.
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Errors led to pensioner's death

25/11/2009 19:35:20

A coroner criticises a series of errors made at Sunderland Royal Hospital that led to the death of a pensioner.
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Driver arrested after death crash

25/11/2009 17:55:57

A man is arrested after the death of a woman involved in a collision with a lorry which dragged her underneath the vehicle.
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Darlington seal triple loan swoop

26/11/2009 18:12:58

Darlington complete loan deals for Chesterfield duo Paul Harsley and Danny Hall, plus Leeds defender Andrew Milne.
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Tell us a story

14/07/2003 08:34:29

Got a story? Get in touch with the BBC News website
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Other local news

19/10/2004 10:50:36

Link to other local news internet sites in Wearside
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In pictures

24/11/2009 16:05:52

The 1966 World Cup matches held at Roker Park
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Railway Stations

Chester-le-Street (0.74 miles away), East Midlands Trains

Durham (6.01 miles away), National Express East Coast

Heworth (6.02 miles away), Northern Rail

Dunston (6.25 miles away), Northern Rail

Gateshead Metro Centre (7.21 miles away), Northern Rail

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