DH8 9BX

Consett South · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 9AQ 41 m
DH8 9AB 149 m
DH8 9AE 307 m
DH8 9AL 318 m
DH8 9AD 356 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 9BX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2018
Terminated
1 November 2019
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 9
Latitude
54.826413
Longitude
-1.865823
British National Grid easting
408,719
British National Grid northing
547,960

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
E00104709
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 014C · E01020637
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
16
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Castleside Primary School

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    1.1 km
  2. Moorside Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  3. St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
239
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 112
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Vehicle crime 12
  • Other crime 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH8 9 residents
2,914

Age bands in DH8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.5%

348 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

283 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.9%

498 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.1%

920 residents

Age 65 and over
26.3%

733 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CONSETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION YARD, CONSETT, DH8 5YA

    ODS code A83018

    3.7 km

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY

    83 QUEENS ROAD, CONSETT, DH8 0BW

    ODS code A83049

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Rowley

    0.0 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Rowley

    0.0 miles
  • Lyar Dene

    BCT · Castleside

    0.2 miles
  • Lyar Dene

    BCT · Castleside

    0.2 miles
  • Mace Shop

    BCT · Castleside

    0.6 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Castleside Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

239 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 112 events.

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