DH8 9QE

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DH8 9QE	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 9QE

Wesley Gardens - 29 properties, USRN 11005337

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8347 / 54°50'4"N

Longitude: -1.8695 / 1°52'10"W

UTM Reference: 30U 572611 6076984

OS Easting: 408480

OS Northing: 548883

OS Grid: NZ084488

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR HDDJ.1P

Mapcode Global: WHC46.8R00

Open Location Code: 9C6WR4MJ+V5

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94bu50

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

rural town
a small town or larger village, 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): 21709 / 32844

7th decile
somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DH8 9QE on Thursday 23 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:56
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:13
Sunrise	05:02
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:14
Sunset	21:25
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:14
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:31

Hours of daylight today	04:32 to 21:55
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:55 to 04:33
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises	16:06
Moon sets	22:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH8 9QE, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH8 9QE

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
21 July 2023	17 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£132,000
31 March 2023	16 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£175,000
19 January 2023	26 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£162,000
27 August 2021	24 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£122,500
7 July 2021	20 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£100,000
12 March 2021	21 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£131,000
9 November 2018	11 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£120,000
9 November 2018	10 Wesley Gardens, Castleside, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£123,000
1 February 2016	28 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£160,000
24 May 2013	7 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
10 July 2012	10 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£93,500
29 October 2007	8 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£157,000
12 May 2006	2 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£90,000
31 March 2006	8 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£142,000
29 July 2005	13 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£130,950
1 June 2005	7 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£152,950
27 August 2004	16 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£155,995
25 June 2004	23 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£154,000
14 November 1997	9 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£41,000
17 September 1997	16 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£40,000
28 July 1995	7 Wesley Gardens, Consett DH8 9QE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£52,500

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 9QE

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

North Durham

MP

Luke Akehurst Labour

DH8 9QE also falls within the Civil Parish of Healeyfield, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DH8 9QE

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00104708		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020637	County Durham 014C	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
E04010642	Healeyfield	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
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
E14001389	North Durham	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
E54000050	Cumbria and North East	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2020	NHS
E56000029	Northern	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2020	NHS England
E63007261	Castleside	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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