The UK Postcode Database

DH6 2QY

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980
DH6 2QY 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 2QY

Dene Avenue - 7 properties, USRN 11908676

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 11908488

Brackenhill Avenue - 1 property, USRN 11908654

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7595 / 54°45'34"N

Longitude: -1.3807 / 1°22'50"W

UTM Reference: 30U 604199 6069235

OS Easting: 439953

OS Northing: 540685

OS Grid: NZ399406

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LFSD.WM

Mapcode Global: WHD5Y.RMQM

Open Location Code: 9C6WQJ59+RP

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94hs42

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Terraces in Transitional Towns

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 4744 / 32844

  • 2nd decile
  • much more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DH6 2QY on Thursday 2 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 01:37
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:37
Sunrise 04:33
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:45
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:41
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:41
Hours of daylight today04:03 to 22:15
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:15 to 04:04
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 05:41
Moon Rises 22:18

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH6 2QY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH6 2QY

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
30 May 2024 2 Dene Avenue, Shotton Colliery, Durham DH6 2QY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £52,000
8 November 2022 7 Dene Avenue, Shotton Colliery, Durham DH6 2QY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £87,000
15 January 2021 7 Dene Avenue, Shotton Colliery, Durham DH6 2QY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £69,950
27 August 2020 7 Dene Avenue, Shotton Colliery, Durham DH6 2QY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £55,500
23 June 2017 6 Dene Avenue, Shotton Colliery, Durham DH6 2QY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £50,000
9 October 2006 7 Dene Avenue, Shotton Colliery, Durham DH6 2QY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £100,000
28 October 1999 2 Dene Avenue, Shotton Colliery, Durham DH6 2QY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £24,500
2 September 1997 3 Dene Avenue, Shotton Colliery, Durham DH6 2QY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £6,000
15 February 1996 3 Dene Avenue, Shotton Colliery, Durham DH6 2QY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £12,000

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 DH6 2QY

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Easington

MP

Grahame Morris Labour

DH6 2QY also falls within the Civil Parish of Shotton, 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 2QY

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00105350 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01020761 County Durham 034B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004326 County Durham 034 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04010693 Shotton Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E05016174 Easington & Shotton 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
E14001211 Easington Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000008 Durham Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000275 Sunderland Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33000534 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
E63007293 Shotton Colliery Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 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

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

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