| Postcode | DH7 9JZ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Durham | 
| Nearest station | Durham (8 km) | 
| Bus stops | Larks Hill - The Larches (SE) Ridding Road - The Larches (SW) Ridding Road - The Larches (NE) County Primary School (NW) The Oaks (SW) The Oaks (NE) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 14 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
                       | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 54.768045 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.710605 | |
| Easting | 418717 | |
| Northing | 541496 | |
| Grid reference | NZ187414 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 582953 6069742 | |
| what3words | firms.jeeps.downfield | |
| FixPhrase | cruncher lyrically stargazer thank | |
| Plus code | 9C6WQ79Q+6Q | |
| Altitude | 145 metres (477 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:34 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 25.9 KMs (16.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Brandon and Byshottles | E04010603 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Deerness | E05016171 | 
| 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 2014 | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Esh Winning | E63007286 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00105066 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | County Durham 031A | E01020705 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | County Durham 031A | E01020705 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Esh Winning & Ushaw Moor | E02004316 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Esh Winning & Ushaw Moor | E02004316 | 
| Travel to work area | Durham and Bishop Auckland | E30000203 | 
| Average property price in Durham | £153,013 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 5.3% |