Map of DH3 2AL postcode

General information
Postcode DH3 2AL
Post Town Chester le Street
Nearest station Chester-Le-Street (3 km)
Bus stops
Vigo Lane-Cumberland Place (NE)
Bedford Avenue-Cumberland Place (W)
Bedford Avenue-Suffolk Place (W)
The Drive-Portree Close (NW)
Vigo Lane-Bedford Avenue (W)
The Drive-Moray Close (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 27 View
Known addresses
31 Bedford Avenue, Birtley
34 Bedford Avenue, Birtley
41 Bedford Avenue, Birtley
51 Bedford Avenue, Birtley
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 54.880433
Longitude -1.569326
Easting 427730
Northing 554049
Grid reference NZ277540
UTM reference 30U 591786 6082423
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Plus code 9C6WVCJJ+57
Altitude 37 metres (122 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:29
Sunset (today) 20:56
Distance away
Distance to sea 13.4 KMs (8.3 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishGateshead, unparished areaE43000229
Ward Birtley E05001067
Metropolitan District Gateshead E08000037
County Tyne and Wear E11000017
Constituency (2024) Washington and Gateshead South E14001567
MPMrs Sharon HodgsonLabour
Police forceNorthumbria
Water companyNorthumbrian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Tyneside
NUTS/ITL 2 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
NUTS/ITL 1 North East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated July 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 67
Households (2011) 25
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
3,437 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£35,400
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)BirtleyE63007223
Census output area (2021)E00041426
Census output area (2011)E00041426
Lower layer super output area (2021)Gateshead 026BE01008173
Lower layer super output area (2011)Gateshead 026BE01008173
Middle layer super output area (2021)Birtley SouthE02001707
Middle layer super output area (2011)Birtley SouthE02001707
Travel to work areaNewcastleE30000245
Property sales
Average property price in Durham £151,882
Annual change 5.4%
View all properties sold in the DH postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
34 Bedford Avenue, BirtleySemi-detached (freehold)May 2025£75,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jun 2001£30,000
31 Bedford Avenue, BirtleyTerraced (freehold)Oct 2020£95,000
Terraced (freehold)Nov 2010£102,000
Terraced (freehold)Jul 2006£80,000
41 Bedford Avenue, BirtleyTerraced (freehold)Jul 2016£79,000
51 Bedford Avenue, BirtleyTerraced (freehold)Dec 2003£67,000


View all properties sold in the DH3 2 sector

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