The UK Postcode Database

DH6 1BL

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980
DH6 1BL 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 DH6 1BL

Station Road - 3 properties, USRN 11706364

Pittington Road - 1 property, USRN 11707153

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8004 / 54°48'1"N

Longitude: -1.4959 / 1°29'45"W

UTM Reference: 30U 596688 6073613

OS Easting: 432506

OS Northing: 545169

OS Grid: NZ325451

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KDZX.YZ

Mapcode Global: WHC4K.ZLTT

Open Location Code: 9C6WRG23+4J

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94gt02

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 16260 / 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 DH6 1BL on Sunday 28 June 2026

Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:34
Sunrise 04:30
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:47
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:44
Hours of daylight today04:00 to 22:17
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:17 to 04:01
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 01:22
Moon Rises 20:32

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH6 1BL, go to The Time and Place

Elected Representatives for DH6 1BL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

City of Durham

MP

Mary Foy Labour

DH6 1BL also falls within the Civil Parish of West Rainton, 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 DH6 1BL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00105176 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01020726 County Durham 027B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004311 County Durham 027 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04010710 West Rainton Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E05016183 Lumley & West Rainton 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
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
E33001832 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

The UK Postcode Database is a Good Stuff website.

Page generated in 2.31 seconds. 216.73.216.40. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:01:55 +0100. Acquisitive Numismatism.