DH6 5DY

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DH6 5DY	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 5DY

William Street - 33 properties, USRN 11706422

Edward Avenue - 8 properties, USRN 11706403

Bede Terrace - 1 property, USRN 11706395

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7389 / 54°44'20"N

Longitude: -1.5252 / 1°31'30"W

UTM Reference: 30U 594947 6066737

OS Easting: 430667

OS Northing: 538319

OS Grid: NZ306383

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KFSN.L0

Mapcode Global: WHC4Y.J4XX

Open Location Code: 9C6WPFQF+HW

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94fr67

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

rural town
a small town or larger 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): 6254 / 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 5DY on Sunday 7 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	01:45
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:36
Sunrise	04:31
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:05
Sunset	21:38
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:24

Hours of daylight today	04:01 to 22:08
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:08 to 04:00
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Rises	00:12
Moon sets	09:23

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH6 5DY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH6 5DY

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
22 July 2024	8 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£122,500
4 August 2023	10 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£90,000
22 March 2023	17 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£97,000
28 May 2021	19 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£70,000
23 March 2021	13 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£56,000
25 October 2019	20 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£65,000
8 May 2019	12 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£75,000
25 January 2019	10 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£74,000
27 June 2017	16 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£72,000
18 November 2016	8 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£77,000
24 May 2013	2 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£60,000
15 July 2011	12 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£62,500
30 April 2010	29 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£63,000
14 December 2007	23 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£85,000
11 September 2006	5 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£94,000
14 October 2005	9 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£58,000
10 November 2000	23 William Street, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5DY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£35,000

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 5DY

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

MP

Alan Strickland Labour

DH6 5DY also falls within the Civil Parish of Cassop-cum-Quarrington, 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 5DY

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00105025		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020694	County Durham 041A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004318	County Durham 041	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04012610	Cassop-cum-Quarrington	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2015	DLUHC
E05016160	Bowburn & Coxhoe	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
E14001382	Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor	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
E33001861		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
E63007306	Bowburn	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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