DH8 9JX

South Tynedale · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 9JE 583 m
DH8 9AZ 626 m
DH8 9JF 835 m
DH8 9JD 1.2 km
DH8 9JB 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 9JX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2013
Terminated
1 March 2013
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 9
Latitude
54.891190
Longitude
-1.877987
British National Grid easting
407,925
British National Grid northing
555,167

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Whittonstall First School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  2. Ebchester CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.5 km
  3. Shotley Bridge Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • 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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY

    83 QUEENS ROAD, CONSETT, DH8 0BW

    ODS code A83049

    3.5 km

  • OAKFIELDS HEALTH GROUP

    HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7SB

    ODS code A83618

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Beechcroft

    BCT · Newlands

    0.9 miles
  • Beechcroft

    BCT · Newlands

    0.9 miles
  • Whittonstall Hall Farm

    BCT · Whittonstall

    1.0 miles
  • Whittonstall Hall Farm

    BCT · Whittonstall

    1.0 miles
  • Anvil Court

    BCT · Whittonstall

    1.3 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Whittonstall First School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1 events.

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