| Postcode | DH3 2SS |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chester le Street |
| Nearest station | Chester-Le-Street (5 km) |
| Bus stops |
Portobello Road-Fell Bank (SE)
Portobello (N)
Mount Pleasant (E)
Mount Pleasant (W)
Portobello (S)
Portmeads Road-Portmead Rise (SE)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 1 View |
| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 54.89875 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.562596 | |
| Easting | 428149 | |
| Northing | 556090 | |
| Grid reference | NZ281560 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 592176 6084470 | |
| what3words | stone.villa.jeeps | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyricist swampland venomous | |
| Plus code | 9C6WVCXP+GX | |
| Altitude | 100 metres (328 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:33 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:10 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 12.9 KMs (8 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 | April 1985 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| 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) | E00041438 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Gateshead 026E | E01008176 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Gateshead 026E | E01008176 |
| 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% |