The UK Postcode Database

DH8 8LQ

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in March 2008
DH8 8LQ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DH8 8LQ

Hexham Gardens - 12 properties, USRN 11006237

Dorset Crescent - 9 properties, USRN 11005322

Cleveland Close - 1 property, USRN 11006215

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8406 / 54°50'26"N

Longitude: -1.8631 / 1°51'47"W

UTM Reference: 30U 573014 6077647

OS Easting: 408893

OS Northing: 549540

OS Grid: NZ088495

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR HDFG.GK

Mapcode Global: WHC46.CL2G

Open Location Code: 9C6WR4RP+6Q

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94bu61

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): 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 8LQ on Thursday 30 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:19
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:27
Sunrise 05:13
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:13
Sunset 21:13
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:00
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:08
Hours of daylight today04:43 to 21:43
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:43 to 04:45
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 04:47
Moon Rises 20:39

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

Residential Property Sales in DH8 8LQ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
28 October 2022 9 Hexham Gardens, Moorside, Consett DH8 8LQ Detached Freehold £165,000
11 February 2022 5 Hexham Gardens, Moorside, Consett DH8 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £67,500
15 November 2019 3 Hexham Gardens, Moorside, Consett DH8 8LQ Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
29 August 2018 5 Hexham Gardens, Moorside, Consett DH8 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £62,500
24 July 2009 9 Hexham Gardens, Moorside, Consett DH8 8LQ Detached Freehold £109,995
22 December 2008 5 Hexham Gardens, Moorside, Consett DH8 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £74,375
6 December 2008 2 Hexham Gardens, Moorside, Consett DH8 8LQ Semi-detached Freehold £102,000
29 August 2008 4 Hexham Gardens, Moorside, Consett DH8 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £99,995
20 June 2008 11 Hexham Gardens, Moorside, Consett DH8 8LQ Detached Freehold £145,000
10 April 2008 6 Hexham Gardens, Moorside, Consett DH8 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £134,995
20 March 2008 3 Hexham Gardens, Moorside, Consett DH8 8LQ Semi-detached Freehold £139,995
29 February 2008 10 Hexham Gardens, Moorside, Consett DH8 8LQ Detached Freehold £155,000

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 8LQ

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 8LQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00104751 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01020644 County Durham 014D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01034491 County Durham 014H 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
E33001812 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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