High deprivation
IMD England
103
Crime · May '26
£67,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DH8 6HR
Postcode
DH8 6HR
Coordinates
54.8647, -1.8114
Grid reference
NZ122522
Easting
412,204
Northing
552,228
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WV57Q+VC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Leadgate
Travel to Work
Newcastle
ITL Region
County Durham
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
9138
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9138 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · DH8 6HR
HM Land Registry · County Durham
Average price
£91,333
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £67,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – May '25May '25: 1 sales · avg £60,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£147k£104k£60k
Nov '23Mar '25May '25
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near DH8 6HR
Crime trends · near DH8 6HR
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
644322
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
41
YoY +46%
ASB
35228
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
20
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +167%
Burglary
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -17%
Criminal damage
17115
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -58%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.7%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 1.4%
Religion
Christian59.7%
No religion35.2%
Not answered4.0%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6423.4%
35–4915.9%
65–7415.8%
25–3412.9%
75–8410.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 21.2%
Households
Other25.0%
Any member 66+18.8%
All members 66+11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.1%
+ 7 other households · 26.1%
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council AreaBlaydon and Consett E14001106
Constituency
E14001106Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Derwent & Pont Valley
Constituency code
E14001106
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
County Durham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
County Durham
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandNorthern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North East
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
County Durham
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H
Cancer Alliance
Northern
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
County Durham 010F E01020667
E01020667MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 010 E02004303
E02004303LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 010F E01020667
E01020667MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 010 E02004303
E02004303Urban: 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 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:43 AM
Sunrise
8:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:43 AM
Sunset (today)
8:41 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DH8 6HR 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: 9138
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020667 and MSOA E02004303 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DH8 6HR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DH8 6HR
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site
County Durham · DH8 7RH
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate
County Durham · DH8 7SN
Not judged
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Villa Real School
County Durham · DH8 6BH
Good
0.6 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19
Consett Junior School
County Durham · DH8 6AY
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Consett Academy
County Durham · DH8 6LZ
Good
0.9 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett
County Durham · DH8 6LN
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Consett Infant School
County Durham · DH8 6AF
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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