DH8 7DN

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DH8 7DN	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 7DN

Douai Drive - 26 properties, USRN 11005750

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8415 / 54°50'29"N

Longitude: -1.8088 / 1°48'31"W

UTM Reference: 30U 576495 6077800

OS Easting: 412375

OS Northing: 549643

OS Grid: NZ123496

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR HDTG.58

Mapcode Global: WHC47.5KXT

Open Location Code: 9C6WR5RR+HF

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94cu21

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, 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): 12885 / 32844

4th decile
somewhat more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DH8 7DN on Wednesday 22 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:53
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:10
Sunrise	05:00
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:13
Sunset	21:27
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:16
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:34

Hours of daylight today	04:30 to 21:57
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:57 to 04:31
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises	14:46
Moon sets	22:40

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH8 7DN, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH8 7DN

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
9 June 2023	1 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
26 November 2021	3 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
30 July 2021	24 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£140,500
12 November 2020	17 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£158,000
9 January 2020	17 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£91,500
29 March 2018	9 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£119,000
13 June 2017	26 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£120,000
17 February 2017	28 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£96,000
25 November 2016	20 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£136,700
7 September 2012	24 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£67,500
27 July 2012	28 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£66,500
25 October 2010	4 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£125,000
1 April 2008	14 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£133,500
27 January 2006	6 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£127,500
24 March 2005	16 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£125,000
27 June 2003	8 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£82,000
28 September 2001	24 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£52,500
4 August 2000	8 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£40,000
26 November 1999	16 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£58,000
12 November 1999	11 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£49,500
9 April 1999	20 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£65,000
3 October 1997	16 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£52,500
30 May 1997	16 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£53,000
2 June 1995	16 Douai Drive, Consett DH8 7DN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£58,000

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 DH8 7DN

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 7DN

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00104789		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020651	County Durham 012B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004304	County Durham 012	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05016172	Delves Lane	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
E33001804		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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