DH8 5AY

a postcode in Consett, County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DH8 5AY	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 5AY

Victoria Street - 26 properties, USRN 11020113

Church Street - 2 properties, USRN 11005493

Newmarket Street - 2 properties, USRN 11005878

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8534 / 54°51'12"N

Longitude: -1.8341 / 1°50'2"W

UTM Reference: 30U 574850 6079101

OS Easting: 410748

OS Northing: 550968

OS Grid: NZ107509

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR HDM9.QZ

Mapcode Global: WHC46.S8SN

Open Location Code: 9C6WV538+99

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94bu94

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 8b1

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

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 9124 / 32844

3rd decile
more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DH8 5AY on Saturday 15 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	04:18
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	05:03
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	05:45
Sunrise	06:21
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:16
Sunset	18:11
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	18:46
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	19:29
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	20:13

Hours of daylight today	05:51 to 18:41
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	18:41 to 05:48
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:41
Moon Rises	19:59

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH8 5AY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH8 5AY

	Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
	7 October 2022	29 Victoria Road, Consett DH8 5AY	Other property type	Freehold	£210,000

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 5AY

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Blaydon and Consett

MP

Liz Twist Labour

Durham County Council

Unitary Authority electoral division (UTE)

Consett North

Councillors

Kathryn Rooney Liberal Democrats

Alex Watson Independent

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DH8 5AY

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00104727		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020643	County Durham 010E	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004303	County Durham 010	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05009048	Consett North	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
E14001106	Blaydon and Consett	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
E33000473		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
E43000254	County Durham, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	1 April 2018	ONS
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
E63000161	Consett	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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