DH4 6AL

a postcode in Fence Houses, County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DH4 6AL	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 DH4 6AL

Unnamed road - 18 properties, USRN 7002136

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8473 / 54°50'50"N

Longitude: -1.5115 / 1°30'41"W

UTM Reference: 30U 595573 6078819

OS Easting: 431464

OS Northing: 550391

OS Grid: NZ314503

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KDWD.K4

Mapcode Global: WHC4C.RFF9

Open Location Code: 9C6WRFWQ+W9

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94fu83

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 8b1

Hard-Pressed Living
Challenged Terraced Workers
Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 14442 / 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 DH4 6AL on Thursday 13 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	04:23
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	05:06
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	05:49
Sunrise	06:24
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:15
Sunset	18:05
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	18:41
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	19:23
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	20:07

Hours of daylight today	05:54 to 18:35
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	18:35 to 05:52
Moon Phase	Full Moon
Moon Sets	06:29
Moon Rises	17:27

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH4 6AL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH4 6AL

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
11 March 2022	2 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£75,000
2 February 2022	1 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£45,000
17 November 2021	12 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£72,000
5 March 2021	3 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Other property type	Freehold	£56,000
6 July 2018	14 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£75,000
3 May 2018	14 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£48,000
22 December 2017	2 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£65,000
22 December 2017	2 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£62,000
5 September 2014	9 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£45,000
17 May 2013	14 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£89,950
11 December 2012	13 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£72,000
6 May 2011	15 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£120,000
24 October 2008	14 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£113,500
27 June 2008	12 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£109,000
20 June 2008	13 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£112,000
6 January 2006	2 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£87,000
27 May 2005	15 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£90,000
27 May 2005	14 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£90,000
29 April 2005	7 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£75,000
18 February 2005	1 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£83,500
4 November 2002	1a Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£12,000
15 February 2000	3 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£21,500
28 January 2000	1 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£17,500
29 October 1999	15 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£36,000
22 January 1999	15 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£36,000
24 October 1997	13 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£36,000
7 June 1996	12 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£26,300
24 February 1995	8 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£29,500
27 January 1995	3 Morton Grange Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£27,000

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 DH4 6AL

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

North Durham

MP

Luke Akehurst Labour

Durham County Council

Unitary Authority electoral division (UTE)

Lumley

Councillors

Alan Bell Independent

Phil Heaviside Independent

DH4 6AL also falls within the Civil Parish of Little Lumley, 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 DH4 6AL

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00104461		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020590	County Durham 015A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004295	County Durham 015	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04010659	Little Lumley	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E05009068	Lumley	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	2 May 2013	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
E30000275	Sunderland	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33001758		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	NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000029	Northern	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2020	NHS England
E63000165	Fence Houses	Built Up Areas	Census	1 December 2022	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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