DH8 8DG

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DH8 8DG	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 8DG

Essex Avenue - 25 properties, USRN 11005325

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 11020035

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8358 / 54°50'8"N

Longitude: -1.8699 / 1°52'11"W

UTM Reference: 30U 572585 6077107

OS Easting: 408456

OS Northing: 549006

OS Grid: NZ084490

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR HDCJ.Z8

Mapcode Global: WHC46.7QT4

Open Location Code: 9C6WR4PJ+82

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94bu50

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
Young Families in Industrial Towns
Terraces in Transitional Towns

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 5060 / 32844

2nd decile
much more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DH8 8DG on Wednesday 22 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:53
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:11
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 04:32
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises	14:46
Moon sets	22:40

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

Residential Property Sales in DH8 8DG

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
27 January 2023	82 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£145,000
9 October 2020	86 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£92,500
9 August 2019	68 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£105,000
28 June 2019	72 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£105,000
14 June 2019	72 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£120,000
10 August 2018	54 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£92,500
2 August 2017	46 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,000
14 June 2017	72 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,000
16 September 2015	86 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£65,000
17 April 2015	50 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£93,500
19 October 2012	82 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£81,000
16 November 2011	82 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£68,000
11 November 2011	58 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£75,000
15 October 2010	90 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£55,000
15 April 2010	66 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£127,000
10 March 2006	56 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£121,000
27 May 2005	74 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,000
18 December 2004	66 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Detached	Freehold	£119,000
9 December 2004	56 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£129,950
24 August 2001	56 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£49,995
8 December 2000	66 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Detached	Freehold	£35,000
7 May 1999	48 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£48,000
5 December 1997	92 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£27,500
23 May 1997	60 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£51,000
26 May 1995	88 Essex Avenue, Consett DH8 8DG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£31,000

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 8DG

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 8DG

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00104746		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020645	County Durham 014E	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	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
E33001810		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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