DH8 5YQ maps, stats, and open data

DH8 5YQ 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 September 2015.

DH8 5YQ maps

DH8 5YQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

DH8 5YQ 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 5YQ geodata

Easting	409931
Northing	550505
Latitude	54.849253
Longitude	-1.846862

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is DH8 5YQ?

Country	England
Postcode District	DH8
➜ See where DH8 is on a map ➜ Where is Consett?

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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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DH8 5YQ Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	240m	787ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Consett South
Constituency	North West Durham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in DH8 5YQ

9, BUCKINGHAM CLOSE, CONSETT, DH8 5YQ 2023 31 AUG £272,000
2, BUCKINGHAM CLOSE, CONSETT, DH8 5YQ 2019 20 SEP £210,000
8, BUCKINGHAM CLOSE, CONSETT, DH8 5YQ 2019 5 APR £190,000
4, BUCKINGHAM CLOSE, CONSETT, DH8 5YQ 2017 19 DEC £228,500
10, BUCKINGHAM CLOSE, CONSETT, DH8 5YQ 2017 30 JUN £157,950
6, BUCKINGHAM CLOSE, CONSETT, DH8 5YQ 2016 14 DEC £159,950
2, BUCKINGHAM CLOSE, CONSETT, DH8 5YQ 2016 9 DEC £188,450
4, BUCKINGHAM CLOSE, CONSETT, DH8 5YQ 2016 30 NOV £210,450
3, BUCKINGHAM CLOSE, CONSETT, DH8 5YQ 2016 29 NOV £210,450
5, BUCKINGHAM CLOSE, CONSETT, DH8 5YQ 2016 1 NOV £174,950

➜ Consett house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to DH8 5YQ

St James Court	Consett	73m
Fell Coke Works (A692)	Consett	371m
Fell Coke Works (A692)	Consett	380m
Tesco (Genesis Way)	Consett	409m
Tesco (Genesis Way)	Consett	458m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in DH8 5YQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	100.0%

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

Broadband speed in DH8 5YQ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	360.0Mbps
Average download speed	360.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	360.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	360.0Mbps
Average upload speed	360.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	360.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in DH8 5YQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Social Butterflies

2 Regents Court

201m

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Tesco

373m

Tesco

Genesis Way

461m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to DH8 5YQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Berry Edge Road	16:15	11:45	647m
The Grove	16:15	12:00	761m
West Victoria Road	16:30	11:45	762m

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Source: Dracos
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DH8 5YQ ITL and DH8 5YQ 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 5YQ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLC	North East (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLC1	Tees Valley and Durham
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLC14	Durham
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000047	County Durham

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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DH8 5YQ 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 5YQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00104748
LSOA	E01020644	County Durham 014D
MSOA	E02004305	County Durham 014

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to DH8 5YQ

DH8 5YH	Monarch Road	26m
DH8 5YL	Queen Elizabeth Drive	61m
DH8 5YN	Kensington Close	138m
DH8 5YD	Agar Close	223m
DH8 5XU	Abbotts Way	263m
DH8 5XY	Elliott Way	374m
DH8 5YF	Richardson Way	425m
DH8 5XT	Generation Place	462m
DH8 8AB	Arkless Grove	511m
DH8 5XL	Romany Drive	528m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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