DH8 8BQ

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DH8 8BQ	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 8BQ

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 11005367

Hall Road - 1 property, USRN 11005346

Consett Lane - 1 property, USRN 11005365

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8485 / 54°50'54"N

Longitude: -1.8598 / 1°51'35"W

UTM Reference: 30U 573207 6078531

OS Easting: 409098

OS Northing: 550421

OS Grid: NZ090504

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR HDGC.4Q

Mapcode Global: WHC46.DDLD

Open Location Code: 9C6WR4XR+C3

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94bu63

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 10998 / 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 8BQ on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	01:53
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:39
Sunrise	04:33
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:05
Sunset	21:37
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:32
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:17

Hours of daylight today	04:03 to 22:07
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:07 to 04:03
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:36

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH8 8BQ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH8 8BQ

	Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
	2 May 1997	Selby Lodge, The Grove, Consett DH8 8BQ	Detached	Freehold	£190,000

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 8BQ

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 8BQ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00104747		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00171842		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	31 December 2011	ONS
E01020644	County Durham 014D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E01034489	County Durham 014F	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	21 March 2021	ONS
E02004305	County Durham 014	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05016167	Consett South	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
E33001808		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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