DH8 5AS

Consett North · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 5LA 27 m
DH8 5AT 29 m
DH8 5AP 39 m
DH8 5SD 61 m
DH8 5AZ 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 5AS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 5
Latitude
54.853412
Longitude
-1.832776
British National Grid easting
410,835
British National Grid northing
550,969

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E43000254
Westminster constituency
Blaydon and Consett · E14001106
Output area
E00104727
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 010E · E01020643
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 010 · E02004303

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
15
Secondary
1
  1. Learning for Life

    Special post 16 institution

    182 m
  2. Consett Infant School

    Community school

    224 m
  3. Delta Independent School

    Other independent school

    268 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,841
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 646
  • Shoplifting 281
  • Anti social behaviour 248
  • Criminal damage and arson 189
  • Public order 125

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH8 5 residents
7,064

Age bands in DH8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,221 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

773 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.1%

2,040 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

2,015 residents

Age 65 and over
16.6%

1,204 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION YARD, CONSETT, DH8 5YA

    ODS code A83018

    397 m

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY

    83 QUEENS ROAD, CONSETT, DH8 0BW

    ODS code A83049

    1.7 km

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

    GEORGE EWEN HOUSE, WATLING STREET, LEADGATE, CONSETT, DH8 6DP

    ODS code A83636

    1.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Consett Bus Station Stand C

    BCS · Consett

    0.0 miles
  • Consett Bus Station Stand A

    BCS · Consett

    0.0 miles
  • Consett Bus Station Stand B

    BCS · Consett

    0.0 miles
  • Consett Bus Station Stand D

    BCS · Consett

    0.0 miles
  • Consett Bus Station Stand E

    BCS · Consett

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 010E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,534 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

22 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 1 secondary schools. Learning for Life is the nearest published school at 182 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,841 published events cover 12 months, averaging 153.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 646 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.