| Postcode | DH7 8BA | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Durham | 
| Nearest station | Durham (5 km) | 
| Bus stops | Briar Avenue - Blackthorn Close (NE) Briar Avenue-Bell Meadow (NE) Scripton Farm (NE) Grove Rd - Murray Chapel (SW) Scripton Farm (NW) Red Barns Farm (SW) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 52 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 54.745905 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.637674 | |
| Easting | 423422 | |
| Northing | 539054 | |
| Grid reference | NZ234390 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 587693 6067367 | |
| what3words | distilled.importers.sheep | |
| FixPhrase | cruncher lyricism small virus | |
| Plus code | 9C6WP9W6+9W | |
| Altitude | 118 metres (387 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:34 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 21.5 KMs (13.4 miles) | 
| Parish | Brandon and Byshottles | E04010603 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Brandon | E05016161 | 
| Unitary Authority | County Durham | E06000047 | 
| County | County Durham | E11000007 | 
| Constituency (2024) | City of Durham | E14001173 | 
| MP | Mary Kelly Foy | 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) | 62 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 46 | |
| 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) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Brandon (County Durham) | E63007295 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00104990 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8C3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | County Durham 038B | E01020686 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | County Durham 038B | E01020686 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Brandon & Brancepeth | E02004317 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Brandon & Brancepeth | E02004317 | 
| Travel to work area | Durham and Bishop Auckland | E30000203 | 
| Average property price in Durham | £153,013 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 5.3% |