Where is DH8?

DH8 spans the counties of Durham and Northumberland. It contains the town of Consett, as well as Leadgate, Shotley Bridge, Delves, Blackhill, and Castleside. DH8 is 19km north-west of the city of Durham. DH8 is a postcode district, also known as an outcode or outbound code.

DH8 on a map

The below map shows where DH8 is, and the boundary of the DH8 postcode district:

Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012

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Source: GEOLYTIX Postal Geometries
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What county is DH8 in?

DH8 lies within the counties of Durham and Northumberland. The below table and chart shows the split by area:

County	% Area
Durham	66%
Northumberland	34%

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This data was derived from the below datasets:
Source: GEOLYTIX Postal Geometries
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Source: Ordnance Survey Ceremonial Counties
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Which cities, towns and villages are in DH8?

Consett	Town
Leadgate	Village
Shotley Bridge	Suburb
Delves	Suburb
Blackhill	Suburb
Castleside	Village
Medomsley	Village
Moorside	Suburb
Bridgehill	Suburb
Ebchester	Village
Templetown	Suburb
Benfieldside	Suburb
Iveston	Village
The Grove	Suburb
Rowley	Hamlet
Blanchland	Village
Edmundbyers	Village
Crookhall	Suburb
Whittonstall	Village
Muggleswick	Hamlet
Broom Hill	Hamlet
Newlands	Hamlet
Medomsley Edge	Village
Daisy Hill	Settlement
Ruffside	Hamlet
Baybridge	Hamlet
Newbiggin	Hamlet
Townfield	Hamlet
Ramshaw	Hamlet
Knitsley	Hamlet
Carterway Heads	Hamlet
The Dene	Village
Snods Edge	Hamlet
Waskerley	Settlement
Allensford	Hamlet
Shotleyfield	Hamlet
Kiln Pit Hill	Hamlet
East Law	Village
Hunstanworth	Hamlet