DL12 9HU

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DL12 9HU	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 DL12 9HU

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 39700919

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 39745226

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 39711062

The Street - 1 property, USRN 39714111

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.5172 / 54°31'1"N

Longitude: -2.0071 / 2°0'25"W

UTM Reference: 30U 564271 6041520

OS Easting: 399636

OS Northing: 513542

OS Grid: NY996135

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR GJF6.8H

Mapcode Global: WHB4K.4QHF

Open Location Code: 9C6VGX8V+V4

Maidenhead Locator System: IO84xm94

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F2

rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in sparsely inhabited countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 15192 / 32844

5th decile
slightly more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DL12 9HU on Sunday 28 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	01:38
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:39
Sunrise	04:34
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:11
Sunset	21:47
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:43
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:43

Hours of daylight today	04:04 to 22:17
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:17 to 04:05
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets	01:27
Moon Rises	20:31

For a full sun and moon calendar for DL12 9HU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DL12 9HU

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
15 June 2023	West Byre, Bowes, Barnard Castle DL12 9HU	Detached	Freehold	£475,000
31 August 2017	West Byre, Bowes, Barnard Castle DL12 9HU	Detached	Freehold	£350,000
30 September 2016	Bowes Hall, Bowes, Barnard Castle DL12 9HU	Detached	Freehold	£675,000
17 March 2014	West Byre, Bowes, Barnard Castle DL12 9HU	Detached	Freehold	£340,000
23 November 2010	West Byre, Bowes, Barnard Castle DL12 9HU	Detached	Freehold	£353,000
19 October 2009	East Byre, Bowes, Barnard Castle DL12 9HU	Detached	Freehold	£400,000
8 November 2006	West Byre, Bowes, Barnard Castle DL12 9HU	Detached	Freehold	£340,000
21 August 2002	Bowes Hall, Bowes, Barnard Castle DL12 9HU	Detached	Freehold	£495,000
23 January 2001	East Byre, Bowes, Barnard Castle DL12 9HU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£145,000

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 9HU

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Bishop Auckland

MP

Sam Rushworth Labour

DL12 9HU also falls within the Civil Parish of Bowes, 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 9HU

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00105884		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020863	County Durham 065B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004346	County Durham 065	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
E04010600	Bowes	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E05016199	Upper Teesdale	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
E33001977		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
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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