The UK Postcode Database

DL12 8HZ

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in July 1995
DL12 8HZ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DL12 8HZ

Nickleby Close - 4 properties, USRN 39714114

Prospect Place - 1 property, USRN 39702018

Dickens Road - 1 property, USRN 39710764

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.5503 / 54°33'1"N

Longitude: -1.9112 / 1°54'40"W

UTM Reference: 30U 570422 6045296

OS Easting: 405840

OS Northing: 517230

OS Grid: NZ058172

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR HH3T.0M

Mapcode Global: WHB4D.MW3K

Open Location Code: 9C6WH32Q+4G

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94bn02

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): 21811 / 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 DL12 8HZ on Sunday 5 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:00
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:45
Sunrise 04:40
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:12
Sunset 21:44
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:38
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:23
Hours of daylight today04:10 to 22:14
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:14 to 04:11
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 09:50
Moon Rises 22:47

For a full sun and moon calendar for DL12 8HZ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DL12 8HZ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
6 May 2011 4 Nickleby Close, Barnard Castle DL12 8HZ Detached Freehold £305,000
4 February 2011 3 Nickleby Close, Barnard Castle DL12 8HZ Detached Freehold £300,000
6 April 1998 1 Nickleby Close, Barnard Castle DL12 8HZ Detached Freehold £115,000
22 December 1997 2 Nickleby Close, Barnard Castle DL12 8HZ Detached Freehold £118,000
13 June 1997 4 Nickleby Close, Barnard Castle DL12 8HZ Detached Freehold £118,000
15 March 1996 3 Nickleby Close, Barnard Castle DL12 8HZ Detached Freehold £108,000

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 DL12 8HZ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Bishop Auckland

MP

Sam Rushworth Labour

DL12 8HZ also falls within the Civil Parish of Barnard Castle, 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 DL12 8HZ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00105836 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01020853 County Durham 066B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004347 County Durham 066 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E02007022 County Durham 067 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E04010591 Barnard Castle Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E05016155 Barnard Castle 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
E14001101 Bishop Auckland Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000008 Durham Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000203 Durham and Bishop Auckland Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33001980 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
E63007418 Barnard Castle 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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