The UK Postcode Database

DH6 3QU

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980
DH6 3QU Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DH6 3QU

Greenwood Close - 22 properties, USRN 11908941

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 11900823

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7481 / 54°44'53"N

Longitude: -1.408 / 1°24'28"W

UTM Reference: 30U 602469 6067926

OS Easting: 438204

OS Northing: 539400

OS Grid: NZ382394

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LFLJ.YQ

Mapcode Global: WHD5Y.BXRD

Open Location Code: 9C6WPHXR+6Q

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94hr19

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 7b2

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Families and Later Life

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 5199 / 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 3QU on Saturday 6 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 01:48
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:36
Sunrise 04:31
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:04
Sunset 21:37
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:32
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:20
Hours of daylight today04:01 to 22:07
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:07 to 04:00
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Rises 00:11
Moon sets 09:23

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

Residential Property Sales in DH6 3QU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
4 September 2023 16 Greenwood Close, Wheatley Hill, Durham DH6 3QU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £75,000
12 January 2023 11 Greenwood Close, Wheatley Hill, Durham DH6 3QU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £88,000
30 September 2020 2 Greenwood Close, Wheatley Hill, Durham DH6 3QU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £55,000
4 January 2016 18 Greenwood Close, Wheatley Hill, Durham DH6 3QU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £50,500
19 September 2013 16 Greenwood Close, Wheatley Hill, Durham DH6 3QU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £48,000
10 February 2011 14 Greenwood Close, Wheatley Hill, Durham DH6 3QU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £49,500
5 July 2007 2 Greenwood Close, Wheatley Hill, Durham DH6 3QU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £75,000
17 July 2006 2 Greenwood Close, Wheatley Hill, Durham DH6 3QU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £70,000
7 April 2004 11 Greenwood Close, Wheatley Hill, Durham DH6 3QU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £68,000
25 September 1998 1 Greenwood Close, Wheatley Hill, Durham DH6 3QU Detached Freehold £10,500
9 December 1997 1 Greenwood Close, Wheatley Hill, Durham DH6 3QU Detached Freehold £9,000

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 3QU

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Easington

MP

Grahame Morris Labour

DH6 3QU also falls within the Civil Parish of Wheatley Hill, 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 3QU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00105501 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01020788 County Durham 040A 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
E04010712 Wheatley Hill Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E05016196 Thornley & Wheatley Hill 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
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 Cumbria and North East Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000029 Northern Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2020 NHS England
E63007304 Wheatley Hill 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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