DH6 2SL

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DH6 2SL	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 2SL

Unnamed road - 16 properties, USRN 11907780

Hawthorn Road - 1 property, USRN 11900933

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.797 / 54°47'49"N

Longitude: -1.3996 / 1°23'58"W

UTM Reference: 30U 602888 6073373

OS Easting: 438701

OS Northing: 544840

OS Grid: NZ387448

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LDNZ.S6

Mapcode Global: WHD5R.GPRF

Open Location Code: 9C6WQJW2+Q5

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94ht21

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 9530 / 32844

3rd decile
more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DH6 2SL on Saturday 27 June 2026

Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:33
Sunrise	04:29
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:08
Sunset	21:47
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:44

Hours of daylight today	03:59 to 22:17
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:17 to 04:00
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets	00:51
Moon Rises	19:32

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

Residential Property Sales in DH6 2SL

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
31 October 2023	8 Forster Crescent, South Hetton, Durham DH6 2SL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£88,000
21 June 2023	11 Forster Crescent, South Hetton, Durham DH6 2SL	Other property type	Freehold	£63,500
27 May 2022	10 Forster Crescent, South Hetton, Durham DH6 2SL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£90,000
31 January 2020	10 Forster Crescent, South Hetton, Durham DH6 2SL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£50,000
21 December 2017	2 Forster Crescent, South Hetton, Durham DH6 2SL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£63,000
29 September 2017	2 Forster Crescent, South Hetton, Durham DH6 2SL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£75,000
12 October 2007	11 Forster Crescent, South Hetton, Durham DH6 2SL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£98,000
1 June 2006	4 Forster Crescent, South Hetton, Durham DH6 2SL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£86,000
13 April 2006	2 Forster Crescent, South Hetton, Durham DH6 2SL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£92,500
22 July 2005	2 Forster Crescent, South Hetton, Durham DH6 2SL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£47,000
21 October 2003	2 Forster Crescent, South Hetton, Durham DH6 2SL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£12,500
27 July 2001	13 Forster Crescent, South Hetton, Durham DH6 2SL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£24,500
26 May 2000	16 Forster Crescent, South Hetton, Durham DH6 2SL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£24,500
25 June 1999	8 Forster Crescent, South Hetton, Durham DH6 2SL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£34,000
19 October 1995	16 Forster Crescent, South Hetton, Durham DH6 2SL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£18,000

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 2SL

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Easington

MP

Grahame Morris Labour

DH6 2SL also falls within the Civil Parish of South Hetton, 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 2SL

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00105327		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020755	County Durham 004A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E01033205	County Durham 021F	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	31 December 2011	ONS
E02004323	County Durham 021	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04010695	South Hetton	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E05016184	Murton	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
E33001879		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
E63007274	South Hetton	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

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