| Postcode | DH3 2AW |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chester le Street |
| Nearest station | Chester-Le-Street (3 km) |
| Bus stops |
Bedford Avenue-Suffolk Place (W)
The Drive-Portree Close (NW)
The Drive-Moray Close (SE)
Vigo Lane-Eskdale (W)
The Drive-Lothian Close (NW)
Vigo Lane-Cumberland Place (NE)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 6 View |
| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 54.880776 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.567015 | |
| Easting | 427878 | |
| Northing | 554088 | |
| Grid reference | NZ278540 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 591934 6082464 | |
| what3words | belong.voting.activism | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyricist stratus vacate | |
| Plus code | 9C6WVCJM+85 | |
| Altitude | 42 metres (138 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:33 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:10 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 13.2 KMs (8.2 miles) |
| Parish | Gateshead, unparished area | E43000229 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Birtley | E05001067 |
| Metropolitan District | Gateshead | E08000037 |
| County | Tyne and Wear | E11000017 |
| Constituency (2024) | Washington and Gateshead South | E14001567 |
| MP | Mrs Sharon Hodgson | Labour |
| Police force | Northumbria | |
| Water company | Northumbrian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Tyneside | |
| 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) | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 1 | |
| 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) | Birtley | E63007223 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00041424 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Gateshead 026A | E01008172 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Gateshead 026A | E01008172 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Birtley South | E02001707 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Birtley South | E02001707 |
| Travel to work area | Newcastle | E30000245 |
| Average property price in Durham | £152,591 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 3.0% |