DH8 8RU maps, stats, and open data

DH8 8RU lies on Durham Road in Blackhill, Consett. DH8 8RU 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 8RU maps

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

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DH8 8RU geodata

Easting409566
Northing551791
Latitude54.860816
Longitude-1.852504

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is DH8 8RU?

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

Elevation or altitude of DH8 8RU 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 8RU

December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Culzean Court293m
November 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Parking Area286m
November 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area286m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to DH8 8RU

St Andrews Church (A691)Blackhill104m
Surtees Shop (Cutlers Hall Road)Bridgehill161m
St Andrews Church (A691)Blackhill205m
The Highgate Ph (Benfieldside Road)Blackhill208m
The Highgate Ph (Benfieldside Road)Blackhill243m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for DH8 8RU

Broadband access in DH8 8RU (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 8RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed54.3Mbps
Average download speed50.9Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed12.7Mbps
Average upload speed13.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in DH8 8RU (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 8RU

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DH8 8RU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)295,407
Meter count22
Mean (kWh/meter)13,428
Median (kWh/meter)12,518

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)45,255
Meter count13
Mean (kWh/meter)3,481
Median (kWh/meter)3,635
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in DH8 8RU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in DH8 8RU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

75.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than DH8 8RU:

Food Standards Agency

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

Miners Arms
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
6 Benfieldside Road
141m
Wok 'n' Go
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
81 Durham Road
194m
B and J News
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
95 Durham Road
194m

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Nearest post box to DH8 8RU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Barley Mill Road, Bridgehill16:0011:45517m
Queens Road16:1512:00554m
St Cuthberts, Benfieldside Road16:1512:00695m

Nearest sports facilities to DH8 8RU

FacilityDistance
Highgate
Pemberton Road, Consett
Grass Pitches
216m
Benfieldside Primary School
Moorlands, Consett
Grass Pitches
230m
St. Marys Roman Catholic Primary School
Pemberton Road, Consett
Grass Pitches
486m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to DH8 8RU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Benfieldside Primary School
Moorlands, Blackhill, Consett, DH8 0JX
Primary209m
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill
Pemberton Road, Blackhill, Consett, DH8 8JD
Primary491m
Shotley Bridge Primary School
Benfieldside Road, Shotley Bridge, Consett, DH8 0SQ
Primary1.2km

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DH8 8RU ITL and DH8 8RU 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 8RU:

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

DH8 8RU 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 8RU:

CodeName
OAE00104671
LSOAE01020631County Durham 014B
MSOAE02004305County Durham 014

Nearest postcodes to DH8 8RU

DH8 8RTDurham Road55m
DH8 8RSDurham Road82m
DH8 8RYSt Andrews Gardens84m
DH8 0JNNorth View92m
DH8 0JJNorth View100m
DH8 0JLNorth View101m
DH8 8NUSt Andrews Crescent115m
DH8 0JPMoorlands121m
DH8 8NXSt Andrews Road123m
DH8 8PWBellswood Court131m