DH8 6HJ Postcode | Location, Map & Details - Sipuha
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England
Country
County Durham
Local Auth.
#9713
IMD England
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Area type
Newcastle
Travel area
1981 → Present
Active period
England
Country
County Durham
Local Auth.
#9713
IMD England
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Area type
Newcastle
Travel area
1981 → Present
Active period

Location Details

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England
Country
🏙️
County Durham
Local Authority
🗺️
Derwent & Pont Valley
Ward
🚶
Newcastle
Travel to Work
TTWA
📍PostcodeDH8 6HJ
🌐Latitude54.8624
🌐Longitude-1.8030
📐OS Easting412,746
📐OS Northing551,974
🌍RegionNorth East
🏔️National ParkEngland (non-National Park)
🏗️Built Up AreaLeadgate
🤝Local EnterpriseNorth East
🌍ITL RegionCounty Durham

Administrative Information

🏛️
County Durham
Local Authority
Council Area
🗳️
Blaydon and Consett E14001106
Constituency
E14001106
🚔
Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
🗺️WardDerwent & Pont Valley
🗳️Constituency codeE14001106
🗳️EU Electoral RegionNorth East
🏘️ParishCounty Durham, unparished area
🌍International Territorial LevelCounty Durham

Health & NHS

🏥
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
🎗️
Northern
Cancer Alliance
National
🏥Health AuthorityNorth East
🩺NHS RegionNorth East and Yorkshire
💊Integrated Care BoardNHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
👨‍⚕️Primary Care OrgCounty Durham
📍Sub ICB LocationNHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H
🎗️Cancer AllianceNorthern

Statistical Areas

📊
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
County Durham 012E E01020669
E01020669
🗂️
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 012 E02004304
E02004304
📍
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 012E E01020669
E01020669
🗂️
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 012 E02004304
E02004304
🏙️
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
📅2001 Classification(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
📅2011 Classification(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
📅2021 ClassificationUrban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Deprivation Index(IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
9713
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 9713 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,433
White Brit.96.2%
Other White2.0%
+ other · 1.8%

Religion

Total residents: 1,434
Christian59.6%
No religion34.8%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 0.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,431
50–6423.1%
35–4919.4%
65–7410.9%
25–3410.7%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.9%

Households

Total households: 621
Other18.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.7%
Any member 66+10.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.6%
+ 7 other households · 35.3%

Sun & Time Information

5:59 AM6:27 PM
🌅
5:59 AM
Sunrise
🌇
6:27 PM
Sunset
☀️ 10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
🌅Sunrise (today)5:59 AM
🌇Sunset (today)6:27 PM
⏱️Daylight duration10 hours 28 minutes
🕐Time zoneGMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

📅
June 1981
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~45 years
Active Duration
1981 → Present
June 1981 — Introduced
Postcode DH8 6HJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 9713
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020669 and MSOA E02004304 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DH8 6HJ is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedJune 1981
Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~45 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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