DH8 8BH maps, stats, and open data
DH8 8BH is located in the Consett South electoral ward, within the unitary authority of County Durham and the English Parliamentary constituency of North West Durham. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H and the police force is Durham. This postcode has been in use since July 1983.
DH8 8BH maps


Source: OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0
DH8 8BH geodata
| Easting | 409752 |
| Northing | 550140 |
| Latitude | 54.845976 |
| Longitude | -1.849662 |
Where is DH8 8BH?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | DH8 |
DH8 8BH Elevation
Elevation or altitude of DH8 8BH as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet |
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| Elevation | 240m | 787ft |
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Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Consett South |
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| Constituency | North West Durham |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to DH8 8BH
| Fell Coke Works (A692) | Consett | 181m |
| Fell Coke Works (A692) | Consett | 189m |
| Deneburn Grove (Priestman Avenue) | The Grove | 217m |
| Deneburn Grove (Priestman Avenue) | The Grove | 235m |
| St James Court | Consett | 412m |
Deprivation
67.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than
DH8 8BH:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to DH8 8BH (metres)
Deneburn Stores G & G Retailers
Grove & Moorside Community & Social Club
The Grove Garage
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Nearest post box to DH8 8BH
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| The Grove | 16:15 | 12:00 | 448m |
| Hownsgill Industrial Estate | 16:15 | 12:00 | 862m |
| Berry Edge Road | 16:15 | 11:45 | 969m |
DH8 8BH ITL and DH8 8BH LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for DH8 8BH:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLC | North East (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLC1 | Tees Valley and Durham |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLC14 | Durham |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| E06000047 | County Durham |
DH8 8BH census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for DH8 8BH:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | E00171842 | |
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| LSOA | E01020644 | County Durham 014D |
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| MSOA | E02004305 | County Durham 014 |
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