DH8 9JQ

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 9JA 270 m
DH8 9JB 473 m
DH8 9JD 554 m
DH8 9JF 708 m
DH8 9JE 914 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 9JQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 August 2008
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 9
Latitude
54.898375
Longitude
-1.858256
British National Grid easting
409,189
British National Grid northing
555,969

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
E00139994
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 043F · E01035637
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 043 · E02007107

Postcode source versions

Explore DH8

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Marley Building Materials Ltd, Consett, DH8 9JQ 16 December 2022 £660,000
Marley Building Materials Ltd, Consett, DH8 9JQ 16 December 2022 £600,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Ebchester CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km
  2. Whittonstall First School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  3. Shotley Bridge Primary School

    Community school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
30
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Other theft 2

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

    2.7 km

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY

    83 QUEENS ROAD, CONSETT, DH8 0BW

    ODS code A83049

    3.6 km

  • CHOPWELL PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85024

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Beechcroft

    BCT · Newlands

    0.2 miles
  • Beechcroft

    BCT · Newlands

    0.2 miles
  • St Ebbas Way

    BCT · Ebchester

    0.8 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Ebchester

    0.8 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Ebchester

    0.8 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

Property market

The five-year median is £630,000 from 2 recorded sales in DH8 9JQ. 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ebchester CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

30 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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