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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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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DH8 8RU geodata

Easting	409566
Northing	551791
Latitude	54.860816
Longitude	-1.852504

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is DH8 8RU?

Street	Durham Road
Locality	Blackhill
Town/City	Consett
Country	England
Postcode District	DH8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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DH8 8RU Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	180m	591ft

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	Benfieldside
Constituency	North West Durham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to DH8 8RU

St Andrews Church (A691)	Blackhill	104m
Surtees Shop (Cutlers Hall Road)	Bridgehill	161m
St Andrews Church (A691)	Blackhill	205m
The Highgate Ph (Benfieldside Road)	Blackhill	208m
The Highgate Ph (Benfieldside Road)	Blackhill	243m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in DH8 8RU (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in DH8 8RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	54.3Mbps
Average download speed	50.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	12.7Mbps
Average upload speed	13.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in DH8 8RU (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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DH8 8RU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	295,407
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,428
Median (kWh/meter)	12,518

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	45,255
Meter count	13
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.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Blackhill Baptist Church

Durham Road

131m

Miners Arms

6 Benfieldside Road

141m

Wok 'n' Go

81 Durham Road

194m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to DH8 8RU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Barley Mill Road, Bridgehill	16:00	11:45	517m
Queens Road	16:15	12:00	554m
St Cuthberts, Benfieldside Road	16:15	12:00	695m

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Source: Dracos
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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 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 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:

	Code	Name
OA	E00104671
LSOA	E01020631	County Durham 014B
MSOA	E02004305	County Durham 014

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to DH8 8RU

DH8 8RT	Durham Road	55m
DH8 8RS	Durham Road	82m
DH8 8RY	St Andrews Gardens	84m
DH8 0JN	North View	92m
DH8 0JJ	North View	100m
DH8 0JL	North View	101m
DH8 8NU	St Andrews Crescent	115m
DH8 0JP	Moorlands	121m
DH8 8NX	St Andrews Road	123m
DH8 8PW	Bellswood Court	131m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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