| Postcode | DH9 8RL | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Stanley | 
| Nearest station | Chester-Le-Street (8 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Board Inn (NE) 
Barn Hill - Top (S) 
Sunny Terrace (S) 
Station Villas (SW) 
Sunny Terrace (N) 
Station Villas (NE) 
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 12 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       1 The Birches, Shield Row 
                            2 The Birches, Shield Row 
                            4 The Birches, Shield Row 
                            5 The Birches, Shield Row 
                            7 The Birches, Shield Row 
                            8 The Birches, Shield Row 
                            9 The Birches, Shield Row 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 54.876906 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.695692 | |
| Easting | 419624 | |
| Northing | 553614 | |
| Grid reference | NZ196536 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 583687 6081872 | |
| what3words | soft.foil.incurring | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyricism stipulate vocalist | |
| Plus code | 9C6WV8G3+QP | |
| Altitude | 175 metres (573 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:17 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:25 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 21.5 KMs (13.3 miles) | 
| Parish | Stanley | E04010699 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Stanley | E05016195 | 
| Unitary Authority | County Durham | E06000047 | 
| County | County Durham | E11000007 | 
| Constituency (2024) | North Durham | E14001389 | 
| MP | Luke Akehurst | 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 | February 1990 | 
|---|---|
| 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) | 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 9 | |
| 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) | Stanley (County Durham) | E63007241 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00104847 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | County Durham 004A | E01020661 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | County Durham 004A | E01020661 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Stanley North & East | E02004299 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Stanley North & East | E02004299 | 
| Travel to work area | Newcastle | E30000245 | 
| Average property price in Durham | £152,591 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 3.0% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 The Birches, Shield Row | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2023 | £195,000 | 
| 7 The Birches, Shield Row | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2019 | £172,500 | 
| 5 The Birches, Shield Row | Detached (freehold) | Jan 2019 | £159,000 | 
| 8 The Birches, Shield Row | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2010 | £150,000 | 
| 4 The Birches, Shield Row | Detached (freehold) | May 2002 | £90,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 1999 | £82,500 | |
| 2 The Birches, Shield Row | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2001 | £115,000 | 
| 1 The Birches, Shield Row | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2000 | £106,000 |