The UK Postcode Database

DH6 5FL

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in October 2021
DH6 5FL Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DH6 5FL

Forge Close - 12 properties, USRN 11601461

Unnamed road - 11 properties, USRN 11700572

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 11600702

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7308 / 54°43'50"N

Longitude: -1.5236 / 1°31'25"W

UTM Reference: 30U 595068 6065834

OS Easting: 430775

OS Northing: 537414

OS Grid: NZ307374

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KFSQ.YY

Mapcode Global: WHC4Y.KCN5

Open Location Code: 9C6WPFJG+8G

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94fr75

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a3

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Terraced Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 18673 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DH6 5FL on Saturday 27 June 2026

Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:34
Sunrise 04:30
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:47
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:44
Hours of daylight today04:00 to 22:17
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:17 to 04:01
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 00:52
Moon Rises 19:32

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

Residential Property Sales in DH6 5FL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
29 September 2023 16 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Detached Freehold £249,950
30 June 2023 9 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Detached Freehold £274,950
30 June 2023 12 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Detached Freehold £244,950
30 June 2023 21 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Semi-detached Freehold £177,950
30 June 2023 19 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Detached Freehold £194,950
30 June 2023 14 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Semi-detached Freehold £177,950
30 June 2023 20 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Semi-detached Freehold £177,950
30 June 2023 2 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Detached Freehold £239,950
30 June 2023 15 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Semi-detached Freehold £175,950
30 June 2023 18 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Detached Freehold £219,950
30 June 2023 10 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Detached Freehold £266,950
28 April 2023 5 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Semi-detached Freehold £163,750
22 December 2022 4 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Semi-detached Freehold £169,950
22 December 2022 8 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Detached Freehold £189,950
22 December 2022 6 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Detached Freehold £222,950
22 December 2022 7 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Detached Freehold £185,950
22 December 2022 3 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Detached Freehold £185,950
30 June 2022 1 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Detached Freehold £209,950
14 April 2022 24 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Detached Freehold £249,950
25 February 2022 23 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Semi-detached Freehold £149,950
26 November 2021 22 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5FL Semi-detached Freehold £159,950

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 5FL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

MP

Alan Strickland Labour

DH6 5FL 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 5FL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00105016 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01020697 County Durham 041C 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
E33000499 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

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

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