DH7 9RT

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DH7 9RT	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 9RT

Hedleyhill Lane - 3 properties, USRN 11000445

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 11020101

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7982 / 54°47'53"N

Longitude: -1.7422 / 1°44'31"W

UTM Reference: 30U 580861 6073059

OS Easting: 416673

OS Northing: 544841

OS Grid: NZ166448

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR JD8Y.MS

Mapcode Global: WHC4G.6NMH

Open Location Code: 9C6WQ7X5+74

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94dt01

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 28226 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DH7 9RT on Saturday 6 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	01:47
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:37
Sunrise	04:32
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:05
Sunset	21:38
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:34
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:23

Hours of daylight today	04:02 to 22:08
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:08 to 04:01
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Rises	00:13
Moon sets	09:24

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH7 9RT, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH7 9RT

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
10 March 2006	Square House Cottages 1, Quebec, Durham DH7 9RT	Detached	Freehold	£249,950
9 April 2002	2 Squarehouse Cottages, Quebec, Durham DH7 9RT	Detached	Freehold	£111,000
25 May 2001	Square House Cottages 1, Quebec, Durham DH7 9RT	Detached	Freehold	£84,950

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 DH7 9RT

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

North Durham

MP

Luke Akehurst Labour

DH7 9RT also falls within the Civil Parish of Lanchester, 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 9RT

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00104856		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020664	County Durham 020B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004306	County Durham 020	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04010655	Lanchester	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E05016180	Lanchester & Burnhope	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
E14001389	North Durham	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000008	Durham	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000245	Newcastle	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33000485		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
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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