DH1 2UL

a postcode in Durham, County Durham

Introduced in July 1983

DH1 2UL	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with DH1 2UL

Birkdale Gardens - 25 properties, USRN 11706129

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7815 / 54°46'53"N

Longitude: -1.5209 / 1°31'15"W

UTM Reference: 30U 595126 6071477

OS Easting: 430913

OS Northing: 543056

OS Grid: NZ309430

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KFT4.JR

Mapcode Global: WHC4R.L2ZS

Open Location Code: 9C6WQFJH+HJ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94fs77

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 6b3

Suburbanites
Semi-Detached Suburbia
Semi-Detached Ageing

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 31529 / 32844

0th decile
deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for DH1 2UL on Friday 14 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	04:20
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	05:04
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	05:46
Sunrise	06:22
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:15
Sunset	18:07
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	18:43
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	19:25
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	20:09

Hours of daylight today	05:52 to 18:37
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	18:37 to 05:49
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:34
Moon Rises	18:43

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH1 2UL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH1 2UL

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
15 November 2022	63 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Detached	Freehold	£357,000
10 June 2021	65 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£238,000
5 June 2020	52 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£158,000
3 July 2019	65a Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£158,000
30 November 2018	70a Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£136,000
6 November 2017	69 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£185,000
6 January 2017	54 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£140,000
15 July 2015	58 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Detached	Freehold	£240,000
22 May 2015	57 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Detached	Freehold	£203,000
4 December 2013	69 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£175,000
11 November 2013	59 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£170,000
25 November 2011	69 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£169,000
12 November 2007	54 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,000
18 December 2006	70 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£190,000
13 April 2006	56 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Detached	Freehold	£198,000
6 May 2005	71 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Detached	Freehold	£186,000
22 June 2004	53 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Detached	Freehold	£157,500
21 May 2004	72 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Detached	Freehold	£157,000
25 July 2003	70a Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£129,950
13 May 2003	51 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£120,000
24 January 2003	69 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,000
8 September 2000	57 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Detached	Freehold	£93,000
19 August 1999	69 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£71,250
21 May 1999	53 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Detached	Freehold	£68,000
18 July 1997	69 Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£65,000
19 July 1995	70a Birkdale Gardens, Durham DH1 2UL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£54,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for DH1 2UL

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

City of Durham

MP

Mary Foy Labour

Durham County Council

Unitary Authority electoral division (UTE)

Belmont

Councillors

Christine Fletcher Labour

Lesley Mavin Liberal Democrats

Eric Mavin Liberal Democrats

DH1 2UL also falls within the Civil Parish of Belmont, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DH1 2UL

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00104952		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020683	County Durham 028B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004312	County Durham 028	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04010594	Belmont	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E05009036	Belmont	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	2 May 2013	DLUHC
E06000047	County Durham	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E12000001	North East	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001173	City of Durham	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000008	Durham	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000203	Durham and Bishop Auckland	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33001837		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000025	North East	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	13 January 2011	BEIS
E38000234	NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000012	North East and Yorkshire	NHS England Regions	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E54000050	NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000029	Northern	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2020	NHS England
E63000190	Durham	Built Up Areas	Census	1 December 2022	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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