DH8 9JH

South Tynedale · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE43 7SZ 277 m
NE43 7SX 961 m
NE43 7SU 1.2 km
DH8 9JL 1.2 km
NE43 7SN 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 9JH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 9
Latitude
54.913939
Longitude
-1.865829
British National Grid easting
408,700
British National Grid northing
557,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04012291
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00190142
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 043F · E01035637
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 043 · E02007107

Postcode source versions

Explore DH8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Whittonstall First School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  2. Ebchester CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.9 km
  3. Chopwell Primary School

    Community school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • OAKFIELDS HEALTH GROUP

    HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7SB

    ODS code A83618

    3.4 km

  • CHOPWELL PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85024

    3.4 km

  • BRANCH END SURGERY

    MAIN ROAD, STOCKSFIELD, NE43 7LL

    ODS code A84047

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Whittonstall Hall Farm

    BCT · Whittonstall

    0.8 miles
  • Whittonstall Hall Farm

    BCT · Whittonstall

    0.8 miles
  • Anvil Court

    BCT · Whittonstall

    0.9 miles
  • Anvil Court

    BCT · Whittonstall

    1.0 miles
  • The Feathers Inn

    BCT · Hedley-on-the-Hill

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Whittonstall First School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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