DH8 8HG

Consett South · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Consett
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 8DA 111 m
DH8 8HQ 116 m
DH8 8JA 121 m
DH8 9QA 133 m
DH8 8HF 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 8HG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 September 2008
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 8
Latitude
54.836604
Longitude
-1.866412
British National Grid easting
408,679
British National Grid northing
549,094

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010642
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104707
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 014C · E01020637
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 014 · E02004305

Postcode source versions

Explore DH8

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Yale Door & Window Solutions, Castleside Industrial Estate, Consett, DH8 8HG 6 July 2015 £550,000

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

    528 m
  2. Castleside Primary School

    Academy converter

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

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
391
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 166
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Public order 19
  • Other theft 17

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

    3.0 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

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Castleside Industrial Estate

    BCT · Moorside

    0.0 miles
  • Castleside Industrial Estate

    BCT · Moorside

    0.0 miles
  • Norfolk Road

    BCT · Moorside

    0.1 miles
  • Norfolk Road

    BCT · Moorside

    0.1 miles
  • Moorside Inn

    BCT · Moorside

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 014C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,868 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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 528 m.

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

Recorded crime

391 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 166 events.

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