| Postcode | DH3 4BP |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chester le Street |
| Nearest station | Chester-Le-Street (2 km) |
| Bus stops |
Merlin Drive (S)
Lombard Drive - East (E)
Lombard Drive - East (W)
Leander Avenue (NE)
Leander Avenue (SW)
Lombard Drive - West (E)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 16 View |
| Known addresses |
1 Merlin Drive, Chester Le Street
7 Merlin Drive, Chester Le Street
9 Merlin Drive, Chester Le Street
10 Merlin Drive, Chester Le Street
13 Merlin Drive, Chester Le Street
14 Merlin Drive, Chester Le Street
16 Merlin Drive, Chester Le Street
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 54.874752 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.56881 | |
| Easting | 427767 | |
| Northing | 553417 | |
| Grid reference | NZ277534 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 591832 6081792 | |
| what3words | bunks.nobody.prom | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyricist stiffness urologist | |
| Plus code | 9C6WVCFJ+WF | |
| Altitude | 35 metres (113 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:10 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:31 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 13.4 KMs (8.3 miles) |
| Parish | North Lodge | E04010673 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | North Lodge | E05016186 |
| Unitary Authority | County Durham | E06000047 |
| County | County Durham | E11000007 |
| Constituency (2024) | North Durham | E14001389 |
| MP | Luke Akehurst | Labour |
| Police force | Durham | |
| Water company | Northumbrian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Durham | |
| 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) | 40 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 16 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Chester-le-Street | E63007253 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00104574 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | County Durham 007D | E01020611 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | County Durham 007D | E01020611 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Chester-le-Street North | E02004292 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Chester-le-Street North | E02004292 |
| Travel to work area | Newcastle | E30000245 |
| Average property price in Durham | £153,013 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 5.3% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Merlin Drive, Chester Le Street | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2024 | £174,950 |
| 13 Merlin Drive, Chester Le Street | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2021 | £110,000 |
| 16 Merlin Drive, Chester Le Street | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2019 | £221,253 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2012 | £157,000 | |
| 7 Merlin Drive, Chester Le Street | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2017 | £185,000 |
| 14 Merlin Drive, Chester Le Street | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Dec 2011 | £162,750 |
| 1 Merlin Drive, Chester Le Street | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Sep 2005 | £175,000 |
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Nov 1998 | £60,000 | |
| 9 Merlin Drive, Chester Le Street | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2005 | £169,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2001 | £87,950 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 1995 | £58,000 |