DH8 8RS maps, stats, and open data

DH8 8RS lies on Durham Road in Blackhill, Consett. DH8 8RS is located in the Benfieldside 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 January 1980.

DH8 8RS maps

DH8 8RS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
DH8 8RS map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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DH8 8RS geodata

Easting409643
Northing551819
Latitude54.861067
Longitude-1.851304

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is DH8 8RS?

StreetDurham Road
LocalityBlackhill
Town/CityConsett
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictDH8
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DH8 8RS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of DH8 8RS as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation180m591ft

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

WardBenfieldside
ConstituencyNorth West Durham

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of DH8 8RS

December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Culzean Court332m
November 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area211m
November 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Parking Area211m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to DH8 8RS

St Andrews Church (A691)Blackhill31m
St Andrews Church (A691)Blackhill126m
Surtees Shop (Cutlers Hall Road)Bridgehill221m
Durham Road (A691)Blackhill228m
The Highgate Ph (Benfieldside Road)Blackhill248m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for DH8 8RS

Broadband access in DH8 8RS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in DH8 8RS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed54.8Mbps
Average download speed51.7Mbps
Maximum download speed79.98Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed12.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in DH8 8RS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for DH8 8RS

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DH8 8RS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in DH8 8RS by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)241,974
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)15,123
Median (kWh/meter)14,909

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)53,630
Meter count18
Mean (kWh/meter)2,979
Median (kWh/meter)3,416
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in DH8 8RS, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in DH8 8RS.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

33.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than DH8 8RS:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to DH8 8RS (meters)

Wok 'n' Go
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
81 Durham Road
114m
B and J News
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
95 Durham Road
114m
Sweethart
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
101 Durham Road
114m

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Nearest post box to DH8 8RS

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Queens Road16:1512:00476m
Barley Mill Road, Bridgehill16:0011:45597m
St Cuthberts, Benfieldside Road16:1512:00699m

Nearest sports facilities to DH8 8RS

FacilityDistance
Benfieldside Primary School
Moorlands, Consett
Grass Pitches
234m
Highgate
Pemberton Road, Consett
Grass Pitches
296m
St. Marys Roman Catholic Primary School
Pemberton Road, Consett
Grass Pitches
560m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to DH8 8RS

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Benfieldside Primary School
Moorlands, Blackhill, Consett, DH8 0JX
Primary215m
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill
Pemberton Road, Blackhill, Consett, DH8 8JD
Primary565m
Shotley Bridge Primary School
Benfieldside Road, Shotley Bridge, Consett, DH8 0SQ
Primary1.2km

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DH8 8RS ITL and DH8 8RS 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 8RS:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLCNorth East (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLC1Tees Valley and Durham
ITL 3 CodeName
TLC14Durham
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000047County Durham

DH8 8RS 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 8RS:

CodeName
OAE00104659
LSOAE01020627County Durham 003A
MSOAE02004298County Durham 003

Nearest postcodes to DH8 8RS

DH8 0JJNorth View37m
DH8 8PWBellswood Court60m
DH8 0JLNorth View61m
DH8 7JRNorth View61m
DH8 8RUDurham Road82m
DH8 8NUSt Andrews Crescent106m
DH8 0JNNorth View107m
DH8 0JSMoorlands108m
DH8 8RTDurham Road114m
DH8 8RRDurham Road115m