DH8 9DP

South Tynedale · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Consett
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 9DR 512 m
DH8 9DJ 844 m
DH8 9DL 889 m
DH8 9BJ 905 m
DH8 9DN 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 9DP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 9
Latitude
54.834842
Longitude
-1.916314
British National Grid easting
405,474
British National Grid northing
548,893

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04010861
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00139993
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 043F · E01035637
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 043 · E02007107

Postcode source versions

Explore DH8

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Leadmill, Muggleswick, Consett, DH8 9DP 17 August 2023 £450,000
Leadmill, Muggleswick, Consett, DH8 9DP 9 April 2020 £399,950
Leadmill, Muggleswick, Consett, DH8 9DP 30 July 2008 £350,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Castleside Primary School

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    2.5 km
  2. Moorside Primary Academy

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

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    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Possession of weapons 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
100%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Dean Howl Farm

    BCT · Castleside

    0.6 miles
  • Dean Howl Farm

    BCT · Castleside

    0.6 miles
  • Gold Hill

    BCT · Castleside

    0.9 miles
  • Gold Hill

    BCT · Castleside

    0.9 miles
  • Healeyfield

    BCT · Castleside

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 043F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,501 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £450,000 from 1 recorded sale in DH8 9DP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Northumberland is £213,452 in June 2026, up 12.6% year on year.

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Castleside Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Possession of weapons with 1 events.

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