DH3 1RQ

a postcode in Birtley, Gateshead

Introduced in January 1980

DH3 1RQ	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DH3 1RQ

Unnamed road - 5 properties, USRN 14917610

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 14916525

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9077 / 54°54'27"N

Longitude: -1.5885 / 1°35'18"W

UTM Reference: 30U 590499 6085433

OS Easting: 426486

OS Northing: 557075

OS Grid: NZ264570

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KCBP.XJ

Mapcode Global: WHC3Y.KXT2

Open Location Code: 9C6WWC56+3J

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94ev97

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 16165 / 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 DH3 1RQ on Sunday 5 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	01:44
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:40
Sunrise	04:36
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:10
Sunset	21:45
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:41
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:36

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 DH3 1RQ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH3 1RQ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
15 June 2015	Long Acre Farm Cottage, Birtley, Chester Le Street DH3 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£375,000
7 May 2004	Long Acre Farm Cottage, Birtley, Chester Le Street DH3 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£330,000
2 January 2002	The Dairy, Long Acre Farm, Birtley, Chester Le Street DH3 1RQ	Detached	Freehold	£240,000

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 DH3 1RQ

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Washington and Gateshead South

MP

Sharon Hodgson Labour

Gateshead Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Lamesley

Councillors

Sheila Gallagher Labour

Jane McCoid Independent

Judith Turner Labour

DH3 1RQ also falls within the Civil Parish of Lamesley, 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 DH3 1RQ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00041703		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01008224	Gateshead 025C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001706	Gateshead 025	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04000132	Lamesley	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05001078	Lamesley	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	1 April 2013	DLUHC
E08000037	Gateshead	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 April 2013	DLUHC
E12000001	North East	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001567	Washington and Gateshead South	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000007	Northumbria	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000245	Newcastle	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33000929		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000025	North East	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	13 January 2011	BEIS
E38000212	NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2017	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
E63000130	Birtley	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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