| Postcode | DH8 0SJ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Durham, Stanley, Consett |
| Nearest station | Stocksfield (9 km) |
| Bus stops |
Catholic Church (SW)
Benfieldside Road (N)
Woodlands Road End (SW)
Woodlands Road End (NE)
Woodlands Road End (SE)
Benfieldside Road (S)
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| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 54.869894 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.855068 | |
| Easting | 409399 | |
| Northing | 552801 | |
| Grid reference | NZ093528 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 573474 6080913 | |
| what3words | rested.joined.play | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lying starlit void | |
| Plus code | 9C6WV49V+XX | |
| Altitude | 137 metres (448 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:05 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:38 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 31.1 KMs (19.3 miles) |
| Parish | County Durham, unparished area | E43000254 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Benfieldside | E05016157 |
| Unitary Authority | County Durham | E06000047 |
| County | County Durham | E11000007 |
| Constituency (2024) | Blaydon and Consett | E14001106 |
| MP | Liz Twist | Labour |
| Police force | Durham | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Durham | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | February 1990 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | December 1994 |
| Last updated | September 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 |
| 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 city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Consett | E63007247 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00104664 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | County Durham 003B | E01020628 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | County Durham 003B | E01020628 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley | E02004298 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley | E02004298 |
| Travel to work area | Newcastle | E30000245 |
| Average property price in Durham | £153,013 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 5.3% |