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DH8 5XU lies on Abbotts Way in Consett. DH8 5XU 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 March 2012.

DH8 5XU maps

DH8 5XU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
DH8 5XU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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DH8 5XU geodata

Easting410044
Northing550743
Latitude54.851397
Longitude-1.845103

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is DH8 5XU?

StreetAbbotts Way
Town/CityConsett
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictDH8

➜ See where DH8 is on a map
➜ Where is Consett?

DH8 5XU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of DH8 5XU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation240m787ft

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

WardConsett South
ConstituencyNorth West Durham

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in DH8 5XU

2024
29 OCT
£250,000
2021
17 DEC
£202,000
2021
9 NOV
£205,000
28, ABBOTTS WAY, CONSETT, DH8 5XU
2021
27 AUG
£179,995
2021
24 AUG
£247,500
1, ABBOTTS WAY, CONSETT, DH8 5XU
2021
7 MAY
£179,545
2020
18 DEC
£233,495
17, ABBOTTS WAY, CONSETT, DH8 5XU
2020
27 NOV
£233,995
15, ABBOTTS WAY, CONSETT, DH8 5XU
2020
27 NOV
£201,495
27, ABBOTTS WAY, CONSETT, DH8 5XU
2020
30 OCT
£185,500

➜ Consett house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport

Nearest bus stops to DH8 5XU

St James CourtConsett274m
Tesco (Genesis Way)Consett281m
Genesis WayConsett298m
Genesis WayConsett306m
Tesco (Genesis Way)Consett359m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in DH8 5XU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access98.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband98.0%
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 5XU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed15.0Mbps
Average download speed23.6Mbps
Maximum download speed72.73Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed4.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in DH8 5XU (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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DH8 5XU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in DH8 5XU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)303,046
Meter count30
Mean (kWh/meter)10,102
Median (kWh/meter)10,139

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)66,502
Meter count25
Mean (kWh/meter)2,660
Median (kWh/meter)2,672

Deprivation

67.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than DH8 5XU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to DH8 5XU (metres)

Social Butterflies
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
2 Regents Court
188m
Tesco
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Genesis Way
311m
Yo! To Go!
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Tesco
402m

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Nearest post box to DH8 5XU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Berry Edge Road16:1511:45510m
West Victoria Road16:3011:45518m
Park Road16:3011:45739m

DH8 5XU ITL and DH8 5XU 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 5XU:

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

DH8 5XU 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 5XU:

CodeName
OAE00171775
LSOAE01020644County Durham 014D
MSOAE02004305County Durham 014

Nearest postcodes to DH8 5XU

DH8 5YDAgar Close41m
DH8 5YNKensington Close136m
DH8 5YFRichardson Way168m
DH8 5XYElliott Way172m
DH8 5YLQueen Elizabeth Drive223m
DH8 5YHMonarch Road269m
DH8 5XLRomany Drive291m
DH8 5XTGeneration Place312m
DH8 5XJRomany Drive326m
DH8 5FDFenwick Way335m