Among the most deprived
IMD England
56
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DH8 8EQ
Postcode
DH8 8EQ
Coordinates
54.8390, -1.8739
Grid reference
NZ081493
Easting
408,197
Northing
549,361
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WR4QG+JC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Consett
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.
5060
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5060 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 8EQ
HM Land Registry · County Durham
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Police Recorded Crime near DH8 8EQ
Crime trends · near DH8 8EQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21146
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY +19%
ASB
25130
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY -48%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +100%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.6%
Other White4.2%
Indian1.2%
+ other · 1.9%
Religion
Christian51.3%
No religion41.2%
Not answered4.9%
Sikh1.4%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6418.9%
35–4917.4%
25–3414.4%
10–159.7%
65–748.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Any member 66+18.8%
Other17.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.4%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.4%
+ 9 other households · 31.9%
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council AreaBlaydon and Consett E14001106
Constituency
E14001106Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Consett South
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 014E E01020645
E01020645MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 014 E02004305
E02004305LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 014E E01020645
E01020645MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 014 E02004305
E02004305Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:44 AM
Sunrise
8:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:44 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 8EQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 5060
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020645 and MSOA E02004305 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DH8 8EQ 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 8EQ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Moorside Primary Academy
County Durham · DH8 8EQ
Good
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Castleside Primary School
County Durham · DH8 9RG
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Castleside Primary School
County Durham · DH8 9RG
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett
County Durham · DH8 8AX
Not judged
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
The Grove Primary School
County Durham · DH8 8AP
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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