DH2 3RY

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DH2 3RY	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 DH2 3RY

Waldridge Lane - 6 properties, USRN 11601000

Waldridge Road - 6 properties, USRN 11601007

Waldridge Road - 4 properties, USRN 7001775

Chester Street - 2 properties, USRN 7001767

Pine Street - 2 properties, USRN 7001771

Cedar Street - 1 property, USRN 7001766

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 7015043

Falstone Drive - 1 property, USRN 7001868

Lesbury Close - 1 property, USRN 7002275

Brantwood - 1 property, USRN 7002213

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.843 / 54°50'34"N

Longitude: -1.6095 / 1°36'34"W

UTM Reference: 30U 589290 6078206

OS Easting: 425174

OS Northing: 549866

OS Grid: NZ251498

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KD6F.BQ

Mapcode Global: WHC4B.7JTN

Open Location Code: 9C6WR9VR+55

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94eu62

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a3

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Terraced Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 13225 / 32844

5th decile
slightly more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DH2 3RY on Sunday 5 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	01:48
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:41
Sunrise	04:36
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:11
Sunset	21:45
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:40
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:34

Hours of daylight today	04:06 to 22:15
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:15 to 04:07
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	09:49
Moon Rises	22:46

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH2 3RY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH2 3RY

	Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
	13 December 2010	2 Lime Cottages, Waldridge, Chester Le Street DH2 3RY	Detached	Freehold	£340,000

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 DH2 3RY

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

North Durham

MP

Luke Akehurst Labour

DH2 3RY also falls within the Civil Parish of Waldridge, 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 DH2 3RY

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00104530		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020604	County Durham 019A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004296	County Durham 019	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04010708	Waldridge	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E05016164	Chester-le-Street South	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	1 May 2025	DLUHC
E06000047	County Durham	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E12000001	North East	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001389	North Durham	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000008	Durham	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000245	Newcastle	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33001761		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	Cumbria and North East	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2020	NHS
E56000029	Northern	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2020	NHS England
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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