DH8 9RF

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DH8 9RF	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 9RF

Moorland Crescent - 43 properties, USRN 11005311

Whinny Place - 1 property, USRN 11005315

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8327 / 54°49'57"N

Longitude: -1.8764 / 1°52'34"W

UTM Reference: 30U 572175 6076752

OS Easting: 408041

OS Northing: 548657

OS Grid: NZ080486

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR HDBK.KD

Mapcode Global: WHC46.4SRK

Open Location Code: 9C6WR4MF+3F

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94bt49

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 7b2

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
Young Families in Industrial Towns
Families and Later Life

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 9RF 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)	13:14
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 9RF, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH8 9RF

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
27 September 2023	3 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£71,500
19 August 2022	35 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£111,500
21 January 2022	53 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£85,000
6 November 2015	35 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£70,000
21 November 2014	63 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£66,000
29 November 2013	43 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£70,000
12 November 2013	57 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£40,000
16 December 2009	3 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£55,000
1 August 2008	43 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£96,500
7 February 2008	17 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£87,000
11 May 2006	11 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£98,000
13 January 2006	33 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Detached	Freehold	£83,000
7 October 2005	21 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£86,000
15 October 2004	59 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£84,000
19 November 2002	21 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£30,000
16 November 2001	33 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Detached	Freehold	£34,000
29 June 2001	65 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£30,000
18 April 2001	5 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£30,000
30 June 2000	59 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£33,000
24 July 1998	41 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£26,500
30 May 1996	5 Moorland Crescent, Consett DH8 9RF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£29,000

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 9RF

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

North Durham

MP

Luke Akehurst Labour

DH8 9RF 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 9RF

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00104705		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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