The UK Postcode Database

DH7 8RU

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980
DH7 8RU Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DH7 8RU

The Terrace - 6 properties, USRN 11713645

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 11706787

John Street North - 1 property, USRN 11706789

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7514 / 54°45'5"N

Longitude: -1.62 / 1°37'11"W

UTM Reference: 30U 588821 6068002

OS Easting: 424560

OS Northing: 539670

OS Grid: NZ245396

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KF4H.2J

Mapcode Global: WHC4Q.2TVW

Open Location Code: 9C6WQ92J+H2

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94es50

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Small Town Suburbia
  • Younger Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 17322 / 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 DH7 8RU on Friday 10 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:11
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:49
Sunrise 04:43
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:11
Sunset 21:40
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:34
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:12
Hours of daylight today04:13 to 22:10
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:10 to 04:14
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Sets 17:17

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

Residential Property Sales in DH7 8RU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
6 January 2020 2 The Terrace, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £250,000
13 August 2015 4 The Terrace, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £137,000
30 June 2015 2 The Terrace, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £223,000
27 May 2004 2 The Terrace, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £185,000
12 July 1999 5 The Terrace, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £59,500
30 April 1996 5 The Terrace, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £54,000
18 August 1995 1 The Terrace, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £57,400
28 April 1995 3 The Terrace, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £42,000

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 DH7 8RU

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

City of Durham

MP

Mary Foy Labour

DH7 8RU 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 8RU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00104965 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01020685 County Durham 038A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004317 County Durham 038 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
E33001857 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

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

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