DH8 5NX

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DH8 5NX	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 DH8 5NX

Medomsley Road - 31 properties, USRN 11005558

Medomsley Road - 2 properties, USRN 11005505

Elsdon Gardens - 1 property, USRN 11005521

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8622 / 54°51'43"N

Longitude: -1.8309 / 1°49'51"W

UTM Reference: 30U 575040 6080083

OS Easting: 410953

OS Northing: 551947

OS Grid: NZ109519

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR HDN6.DT

Mapcode Global: WHC46.V1BW

Open Location Code: 9C6WV569+VJ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94cu06

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, 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): 17034 / 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 DH8 5NX on Thursday 23 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:56
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:12
Sunrise	05:01
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:13
Sunset	21:25
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:14
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:31

Hours of daylight today	04:31 to 21:55
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:55 to 04:33
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises	16:06
Moon sets	22:56

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH8 5NX, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH8 5NX

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
17 November 2022	316 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Other property type	Freehold	£63,500
20 September 2019	366 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£39,500
19 December 2017	328 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£72,500
23 October 2017	336 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£80,250
12 August 2016	348 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£68,000
5 June 2013	340 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£80,000
30 May 2008	364 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£98,000
27 June 2006	334 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£78,000
26 May 2006	356 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£92,500
21 April 2006	358 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£77,000
29 September 2005	354 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£90,000
18 May 2005	312 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£57,000
3 September 2004	362 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£90,000
20 August 2004	364 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£84,950
25 June 2004	316 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£48,000
22 December 2003	316 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£45,000
21 February 2003	364 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£48,500
4 October 2002	358 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£40,000
27 September 2002	354 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£45,000
11 May 2001	340 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£46,000
26 May 2000	356 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£38,950
11 February 2000	350 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£37,000
29 January 1999	326 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£43,000
1 December 1995	312 Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5NX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£13,870

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 DH8 5NX

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Blaydon and Consett

MP

Liz Twist Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DH8 5NX

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00104737		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020642	County Durham 010D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004303	County Durham 010	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05016166	Consett North	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
E14001106	Blaydon and Consett	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
E33001799		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
E43000254	County Durham, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	1 April 2018	ONS
E54000050	Cumbria and North East	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2020	NHS
E56000029	Northern	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2020	NHS England
E63007247	Consett	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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