The UK Postcode Database

DH7 8RQ

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980
DH7 8RQ 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 DH7 8RQ

Lobley Hill Road - 16 properties, USRN 11706849

St Johns Road - 1 property, USRN 11707128

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7537 / 54°45'13"N

Longitude: -1.6153 / 1°36'55"W

UTM Reference: 30U 589114 6068258

OS Easting: 424856

OS Northing: 539923

OS Grid: NZ248399

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KF5G.2Q

Mapcode Global: WHC4Q.5S14

Open Location Code: 9C6WQ93M+FV

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94es60

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 21126 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DH7 8RQ on Thursday 30 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:19
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:26
Sunrise 05:13
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:12
Sunset 21:12
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 21:58
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:06
Hours of daylight today04:43 to 21:42
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:42 to 04:45
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 04:46
Moon Rises 20:37

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH7 8RQ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH7 8RQ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
5 September 2022 Grove Rake, Lobley Hill, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
8 June 2022 Elderhurst, Lobley Hill, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Semi-detached Freehold £250,000
27 May 2022 31a Lobley Hill, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Other property type Freehold £210,000
20 May 2022 Lobley View, Lobley Hill, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £245,000
4 August 2021 Wolf Cleugh, Lobley Hill, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Semi-detached Freehold £195,000
18 December 2020 Wolf Cleugh, Lobley Hill, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Semi-detached Freehold £152,500
26 November 2020 Lobley View, Lobley Hill, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £212,000
23 April 2019 Grove Rake, Lobley Hill, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
28 July 2017 Byethorne West, Lobley Hill, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
23 October 2015 Sydenham Villa, Lobley Hill Road, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Detached Freehold £230,000
17 October 2014 Byethorne West, Lobley Hill, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Semi-detached Freehold £109,995
30 September 2014 Hill House, Lobley Hill, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Semi-detached Freehold £134,500
27 June 2014 Byethorne West, Lobley Hill, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
25 October 2013 Grove Rake, Lobley Hill Road, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Semi-detached Freehold £131,500
28 January 2005 Lobley View, Lobley Hill, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £160,000
20 May 2004 Hill House, Lobley Hill, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
24 January 2003 Elderhurst, Lobley Hill Road, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Semi-detached Freehold £138,500
14 April 2000 Elderhurst, Lobley Hill Road, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
16 December 1999 33 Lobley Hill Road, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Semi-detached Freehold £51,000
27 August 1999 Hill House, Lobley Hill, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RQ Semi-detached Freehold £48,250

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 DH7 8RQ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

City of Durham

MP

Mary Foy Labour

DH7 8RQ also falls within the Civil Parish of Brandon and Byshottles, 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 DH7 8RQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00104962 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01020684 County Durham 033A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01034497 County Durham 033G Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E02004315 County Durham 033 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04010603 Brandon and Byshottles Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E05016161 Brandon 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
E14001173 City of Durham 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
E33001851 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
E63007295 Brandon (County Durham) 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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