DH8 8JT

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DH8 8JT	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 8JT

Alston Terrace - 23 properties, USRN 11005836

Pemberton Road - 1 property, USRN 11005886

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.859 / 54°51'32"N

Longitude: -1.8594 / 1°51'33"W

UTM Reference: 30U 573218 6079699

OS Easting: 409126

OS Northing: 551589

OS Grid: NZ091515

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR HDG7.7Z

Mapcode Global: WHC46.D4TB

Open Location Code: 9C6WV45R+J6

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94bu66

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): 10510 / 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 8JT 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)	00:18

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 8JT, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH8 8JT

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
8 August 2022	9 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Detached	Freehold	£370,000
22 October 2021	17 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£140,000
21 September 2021	25 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£151,000
12 March 2021	18 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£197,950
26 October 2020	16 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£140,000
14 February 2020	12 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Detached	Freehold	£210,000
11 October 2019	19 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£80,000
25 September 2019	16 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£125,000
25 September 2019	20 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£158,000
21 June 2019	8 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£134,950
19 October 2018	1 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£265,000
12 September 2018	24 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£119,000
27 October 2017	5 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£118,000
1 May 2015	9 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Detached	Freehold	£233,000
30 March 2010	24 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£112,000
13 March 2009	16 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£85,000
31 August 2007	12a Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Detached	Freehold	£183,000
18 June 2004	16 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£108,000
11 May 2004	20 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£120,000
21 March 2000	12a Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Detached	Freehold	£74,950
18 June 1998	9 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Detached	Freehold	£70,000
29 May 1998	18 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£47,500
1 October 1997	25 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£49,000
30 January 1997	4 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£50,000
30 June 1995	22 Alston Terrace, Consett DH8 8JT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£57,500

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 8JT

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 8JT

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00104672		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020630	County Durham 014A	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
E05016157	Benfieldside	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
E33001809		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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