| Postcode | DH2 1HW | 
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| Post Town | Chester le Street | 
| Nearest station | Chester-Le-Street (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Institute Terrace (N) 
Institute Terrace (S) 
Bungalows (SW) 
Penhill Close (E) 
Penhill Close (W) 
Schools (NE) 
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| Known addresses | 
                       
                          No addresses found
                       
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 54.877419 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.602569 | |
| Easting | 425599 | |
| Northing | 553701 | |
| Grid reference | NZ255537 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 589660 6082045 | |
| what3words | pronouns.drizzly.windows | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyricism stoppage undying | |
| Plus code | 9C6WV9GW+XX | |
| Altitude | 83 metres (272 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:16 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:25 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 15.5 KMs (9.6 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 | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Durham | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
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| Date usage ended | December 1990 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Ouston (County Durham) | E63007232 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00104602 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | County Durham 005B | E01020615 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | County Durham 005B | E01020615 | 
| 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 | £152,591 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 3.0% |