Map of DH8 6LQ postcode

General information
Postcode DH8 6LQ
Post Town Durham, Stanley, Consett
Nearest station Stocksfield (12 km)
Bus stops
Sherburn Terrace (SW)
Sherburn Terrace (NE)
Leisure Centre-Academy (S)
Bus Station ()
Station Road (SE)
Leisure Centre-Academy (N)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 17 View
Known addresses
No addresses found
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 54.855644
Longitude -1.829153
Easting 411066
Northing 551219
Grid reference NZ110512
UTM reference 30U 575164 6079355
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Plus code 9C6WV54C+78
Altitude 272 metres (892 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:34
Sunset (today) 21:40
Distance away
Distance to sea 30.2 KMs (18.8 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishCounty Durham, unparished areaE43000254
Ward Consett North E05009048
Unitary Authority County Durham E06000047
County County Durham E11000007
Constituency (2024) Blaydon and Consett E14001106
MPLiz TwistLabour
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 February 2020
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
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
12,280 / 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)ConsettE63007247
Census output area (2021)E00171809
Census output area (2011)E00171809
Lower layer super output area (2021)County Durham 010CE01020641
Lower layer super output area (2011)County Durham 010CE01020641
Middle layer super output area (2021)ConsettE02004303
Middle layer super output area (2011)ConsettE02004303
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
No recent recorded sales

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