DH8 8EJ

Consett South · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 8DR 42 m
DH8 8DX 49 m
DH8 8EA 92 m
DH8 8DY 97 m
DH8 8EQ 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 8EJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 8
Latitude
54.838462
Longitude
-1.872306
British National Grid easting
408,300
British National Grid northing
549,300

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
E00104744
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 014E · E01020645
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 014 · E02004305

Postcode source versions

Explore DH8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
12
Secondary
1
  1. Moorside Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    101 m
  2. Castleside Primary School

    Academy converter

    682 m
  3. St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
388
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 165
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Public order 19
  • Other theft 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH8 8 residents
7,051

Age bands in DH8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.1%

1,387 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

742 residents

Age 25 to 44
26%

1,796 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

1,807 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

1,173 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION YARD, CONSETT, DH8 5YA

    ODS code A83018

    3.2 km

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY

    83 QUEENS ROAD, CONSETT, DH8 0BW

    ODS code A83049

    3.7 km

  • LEADGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83636

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Derby Drive - Top

    BCT · Moorside

    0.0 miles
  • Chester Road

    BCT · Moorside

    0.1 miles
  • Derby Drive - Top

    BCT · Moorside

    0.1 miles
  • Chester Road

    BCT · Moorside

    0.1 miles
  • Norfolk Road

    BCT · Moorside

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 014E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,597 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Moorside Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 101 m.

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

Recorded crime

388 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 165 events.

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