Map of DH6 2XL postcode No longer in use

General information
Postcode DH6 2XL
Post Town Durham
Nearest station Seaham (6 km)
Bus stops
Health Centre (E)
Hedley Terrace (SE)
Hedley Terrace (NW)
High Fallowfield Farm (S)
Known addresses
No addresses found
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 54.798463
Longitude -1.413566
Easting 437800
Northing 545000
Grid reference NZ377449
UTM reference 30U 601985 6073518
what3words smarting.card.scarf
Plus code 9C6WQHXP+9H
Altitude 130 metres (428 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:36
Sunset (today) 21:32
Distance away
Distance to sea 6.6 KMs (4.1 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishSouth HettonE04010695
Ward Shotton and South Hetton E05009081
Unitary Authority County Durham E06000047
County County Durham E11000007
Constituency (2024) Easington E14001211
MPGrahame MorrisLabour
Police forceDurham
NUTS/ITL 3 Durham
NUTS/ITL 2 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
NUTS/ITL 1 North East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced April 1985
Date usage ended December 1992
Last updated February 2025
User type Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
6,237 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£35,200
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)South HettonE63007274
Census output area (2021)E00105325
Census output area (2011)E00105325
Lower layer super output area (2021)County Durham 021GE01033206
Lower layer super output area (2011)County Durham 021GE01033206
Middle layer super output area (2021)South Murton & South HettonE02004323
Middle layer super output area (2011)South Murton & South HettonE02004323
Travel to work areaSunderlandE30000275
Property sales
Average property price in Durham £150,498
Annual change 4.8%
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Properties recently sold in this postcode
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