Map of DH8 6DS postcode

General information
Postcode DH8 6DS
Post Town Durham, Stanley, Consett
Nearest station Stocksfield (12 km)
Bus stops
Watling Street (NW)
opposite Co-op (W)
Pont Head Estate - Tunstall Grove (SW)
Front Street (E)
Pont Head Estate - Tunstall Grove (NE)
Leadgate House (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 24 View
Known addresses
1 New Watling Street, Consett
3 New Watling Street, Consett
6 New Watling Street, Consett
7 New Watling Street, Consett
9 New Watling Street, Consett
10 New Watling Street, Consett
11 New Watling Street, Consett
13 New Watling Street, Consett
15 New Watling Street, Consett
16 New Watling Street, Consett
17 New Watling Street, Consett
18 New Watling Street, Consett
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 54.860843
Longitude -1.807046
Easting 412484
Northing 551801
Grid reference NZ124518
UTM reference 30U 576573 6079958
what3words body.racing.boxing
Plus code 9C6WV56V+85
Altitude 254 metres (833 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:30
Sunset (today) 21:50
Distance away
Distance to sea 28.7 KMs (17.8 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishCounty Durham, unparished areaE43000254
Ward Leadgate and Medomsley E05009067
Unitary Authority County Durham E06000047
County County Durham E11000007
Constituency (2024) Blaydon and Consett E14001106
MPLiz TwistLabour
Police forceDurham
Water companyNorthumbrian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Durham
NUTS/ITL 2 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
NUTS/ITL 1 North East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated June 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 48
Households (2011) 18
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
5,817 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£36,400
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)LeadgateE63007246
Census output area (2021)E00104872
Census output area (2011)E00104872
Lower layer super output area (2021)County Durham 012DE01020668
Lower layer super output area (2011)County Durham 012DE01020668
Middle layer super output area (2021)Delves Lane & LeadgateE02004304
Middle layer super output area (2011)Delves Lane & LeadgateE02004304
Travel to work areaNewcastleE30000245
Property sales
Average property price in Durham £150,498
Annual change 4.8%
View all properties sold in the DH postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
1 New Watling Street, ConsettTerraced (freehold)Nov 2023£73,000
18 New Watling Street, ConsettTerraced (freehold)Sep 2022£128,000
16 New Watling Street, ConsettTerraced (freehold)Aug 2022£94,000
Terraced (freehold)Jan 2004£50,000
13 New Watling Street, ConsettTerraced (freehold)Mar 2022£75,000
Terraced (freehold)Sep 2004£50,000
Terraced (freehold)Oct 2001£17,000
15 New Watling Street, ConsettSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2021£70,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 1995£34,000
6 New Watling Street, ConsettTerraced (freehold)Feb 2020£84,000
Terraced (freehold)Nov 2018£50,000
Terraced (freehold)Dec 2003£64,700
Terraced (freehold)Oct 1995£16,000
11 New Watling Street, ConsettTerraced (freehold)Feb 2018£57,500
Terraced (freehold)Feb 2006£76,000
Terraced (freehold)Dec 1996£20,000
9 New Watling Street, ConsettTerraced (freehold)May 2015£55,000
Terraced (freehold)Jul 1998£33,450
7 New Watling Street, ConsettTerraced (freehold)Nov 2013£50,000
17 New Watling Street, ConsettTerraced (freehold)Mar 2011£80,000


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