Map of DH8 7BL postcode

General information

Postcode	DH8 7BL
Post Town	Durham, Stanley, Consett
Nearest station	Stocksfield (13 km)
Bus stops	Industrial Estate (SW) The Chequers (NW) Bus Depot (NE) Bus Depot (SW) South View (N) Temple Gardens (N)
Number of UPRNs	15 View
Known addresses	Unit 8, Bessemer Court, Hownsgill Industrial Park, Consett
Businesses	A H DRYWALL FINISHING LIMITED ABERCORN PROPERTIES LIMITED ALPINE AIR CONDITIONING (NE) LIMITED AUGUST BALDWIN LIMITED BETTER SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED BODACII LTD BRIAR MEW HOLDINGS LIMITED CEL SHEET METAL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED CONNECTING PROFESSIONAL FIRMS LTD CREDO (NE) LIMITED CROSBY PET & LIVESTOCK FEEDS LIMITED ECUSOL WASTE TO ENERGY LIMITED ENERGY EFFICIENT WINDOWS LIMITED ERV MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED FURNITURE TO LIVE LIMITED H&H LAND LTD HBH MACHINERY LTD HEXHAM KITCHENS, BEDROOMS AND BATHROOMS LIMITED J MALONE LIMITED KENDAL BED CENTRE LIMITED LAKEYPEAKPROPERTIES LTD LEEMED LIMITED LITTLE HEARTS PRE SCHOOL LIMITED META HOLDINGS GATESHEAD LTD META LIMITED METAL CLOUD LIMITED MINI-MOON.CO.UK LIMITED MONTGOMERY ST LTD MURRAY AND LAMB PROPERTIES LIMITED NORTHERN INDUSTRIES UK 1 LIMITED NORTHWOOD EDINBURGH LIMITED PARADIGM LAW LIMITED PUKKA PROPERTIES LIMITED RTMS GLOBAL LIMITED SOLO CAPITAL INVEST LTD SORLINI HOLDING LTD SSES (CONSETT) LTD TC MURRAY AND LAMB LIMITED TOOTHRAG STUDIOS LIMITED UTILIBEE LIMITED VALOUR HEALTH LTD VENTILATION VENTURES LIMITED WALBY SES LIMITED WALTMAN CONSULTING LIMITED WALTMAN FORGE LIMITED YMS EQUITIES LTD

Geography

	Latitude	54.842408
	Longitude	-1.836138
	Easting	410621
	Northing	549745
	Grid reference	NZ106497
	UTM reference	30U 574740 6077875
	what3words	pops.draw.shaky
	Plus code	9C6WR5R7+XG
	Altitude	243 metres (799 feet)
	Sunrise (today)	6:26
	Sunset (today)	18:09
	Distance away
	Distance to sea	30.9 KMs (19.2 miles)

Administrative areas

Parish	County Durham, unparished area	E43000254
Ward	Consett South	E05009049
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

Data

Date introduced	October 2018
Last updated	February 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)	10,998 / 32,844 Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)	£37,900 Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urban	Rural town and fringe
Built up area (2024)	Consett	E63007247
Census output area (2021)	E00183274
Census output area (2011)	E00104748
Lower layer super output area (2021)	County Durham 014H	E01034491
Lower layer super output area (2011)	County Durham 014D	E01020644
Middle layer super output area (2021)	Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill	E02004305
Middle layer super output area (2011)	Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill	E02004305
Travel to work area	Newcastle	E30000245

Nearby schools

Delves Lane Primary School (Primary)

Derwentside College (16 plus)

Property sales

Average property price in Durham	£143,964
Annual change	0.9%
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Properties recently sold in this postcode

Address	Type	Date	Price
Unit 8, Bessemer Court, Hownsgill Industrial Park, Consett	Other (leasehold)	Jul 2023	£335,000

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