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DH8 9JE

South Tynedale · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 9JF 308 m
DH8 9JD 662 m
DH8 9JB 722 m
DH8 9JA 904 m
DH8 9AZ 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 9JE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 9
Latitude
54.893851
Longitude
-1.870152
British National Grid easting
408,427
British National Grid northing
555,464

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
South Tynedale · E05016147
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

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Fell Close Cottages, 2, Whittonstall, Consett, DH8 9JE 18 June 1999 £93,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Ebchester CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km

  2. Whittonstall First School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

  3. Shotley Bridge Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH8 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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
0%
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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY

    83 QUEENS ROAD, CONSETT, DH8 0BW

    ODS code A83049

    3.4 km

  • OAKFIELDS HEALTH GROUP

    HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7SB

    ODS code A83618

    3.6 km

  • CHOPWELL PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    SOUTH ROAD, CHOPWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7BU

    ODS code A85024

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Beechcroft

    BCT · Newlands

    0.5 miles

  • Beechcroft

    BCT · Newlands

    0.6 miles

  • Whittonstall Hall Farm

    BCT · Whittonstall

    0.9 miles

  • Whittonstall Hall Farm

    BCT · Whittonstall

    0.9 miles

  • East Law

    BCT · Ebchester

    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
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ebchester CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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