DH6 3EW

a postcode in Thornley, County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DH6 3EW	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 3EW

The Villas - 5 properties, USRN 11908039

Shinwell Crescent - 1 property, USRN 11908035

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7497 / 54°44'58"N

Longitude: -1.4372 / 1°26'13"W

UTM Reference: 30U 600588 6068057

OS Easting: 436325

OS Northing: 539559

OS Grid: NZ363395

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LFDJ.N5

Mapcode Global: WHD5X.WWS6

Open Location Code: 9C6WPHX7+V4

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94gr79

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 8a2

Hard-Pressed Living
Industrious Communities
Industrious Hardship

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 7529 / 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 3EW on Thursday 13 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	04:23
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	05:06
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	05:48
Sunrise	06:24
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:15
Sunset	18:05
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	18:41
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	19:23
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	20:07

Hours of daylight today	05:54 to 18:35
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	18:35 to 05:52
Moon Phase	Full Moon
Moon Sets	06:29
Moon Rises	17:26

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH6 3EW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH6 3EW

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
1 June 2020	Fernroyd, The Villas, Thornley, Durham DH6 3EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£65,000
21 July 2017	Quarry House, The Villas, Thornley, Durham DH6 3EW	Other property type	Freehold	£80,000
6 June 2014	Melrose, The Villas, Thornley, Durham DH6 3EW	Detached	Freehold	£65,000
22 June 2006	Quarry House, The Villas, Thornley, Durham DH6 3EW	Detached	Freehold	£110,000
30 November 2001	Quarry House, The Villas, Thornley, Durham DH6 3EW	Detached	Freehold	£38,500
27 September 1999	Quarry House, The Villas, Thornley, Durham DH6 3EW	Detached	Freehold	£31,820
27 May 1997	Melrose, The Villas, Thornley, Durham DH6 3EW	Detached	Freehold	£56,500

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 3EW

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Easington

MP

Grahame Morris Labour

Durham County Council

Unitary Authority electoral division (UTE)

Trimdon and Thornley

Councillors

Lucy Hovvels Labour

Jake Miller Labour

Chris Varty Labour

DH6 3EW also falls within the Civil Parish of Thornley, 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 3EW

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00105491		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020791	County Durham 040D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004331	County Durham 040	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04010702	Thornley	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E05009086	Trimdon and Thornley	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	2 May 2013	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
E33001907		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	NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000029	Northern	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2020	NHS England
E63000204	Thornley	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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