| Postcode | DH2 1SN | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chester le Street | 
| Nearest station | Chester-Le-Street (5 km) | 
| Bus stops | No nearby bus stops | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
                       | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
                     | 
| Latitude | 54.899006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.608593 | |
| Easting | 425199 | |
| Northing | 556101 | |
| Grid reference | NZ251561 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 589226 6084439 | |
| what3words | explored.equity.sand | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyricism swimming swung | |
| Plus code | 9C6WV9XR+JH | |
| Altitude | 29 metres (94 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 15.8 KMs (9.8 miles) | 
| Parish | Lamesley | E04000132 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Lamesley | E05001078 | 
| Metropolitan District | Gateshead | E08000037 | 
| County | Tyne and Wear | E11000017 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Washington and Gateshead South | E14001567 | 
| MP | Mrs Sharon Hodgson | Labour | 
| Police force | Northumbria | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Tyneside | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00041705 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Gateshead 025D | E01008226 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Gateshead 025D | E01008226 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Birtley North & Kibblesworth | E02001706 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Birtley North & Kibblesworth | E02001706 | 
| Travel to work area | Newcastle | E30000245 | 
| Average property price in Durham | £153,013 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 5.3% |