DH6 2BY
a residential and agricultural postcode in Shotton Colliery, County Durham
Coordinates
Latitude: 54.7755 / 54°46'31"N
Longitude: -1.3846 / 1°23'4"W
OS Eastings: 439683
OS Northings: 542456
OS Grid: NZ396424
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR LFS6.1X
Mapcode Global: WHD5Y.P7VD
Plus Code: 9C6WQJG8+54
Maidenhead Locator System: IO94hs36
What Three Birds: yellowlegs.grosbeak.falcon
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Durham Lane, Haswell, Peterlee DH6 2BY
Summary
DH6 2BY is a residential and agricultural postcode in Shotton Colliery, County Durham. It was first introduced in October 2011.
The most common council tax band is E.
DH6 2BY is in the Sunderland travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the County Durham Primary Care Trust.
DH6 2BY is approximately 137m (449ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DH6 2BY
8a2: Hard-Pressed Living - Industrious Communities - Industrious Hardship
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DH6 2BY
England F1: a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near DH6 2BY include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food and Farmfoods. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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DH6 2BY at other websites
- Crime near DH6 2BY at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for DH6 2BY at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at DH6 2BY at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near DH6 2BY at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near DH6 2BY at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near DH6 2BY at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to DH6 2BY at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near DH6 2BY at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near DH6 2BY at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near DH6 2BY at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of DH6 2BY are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Durham County Council
Ward
Shotton and South Hetton
Councillors
Ivan Cochrane (Independent)
Eunice Huntington (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Easington
MP
Grahame Morris (Labour)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DH6 2BY.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DH6 2BY.
Primary
Shotton Primary School
Grange Terrace, Shotton Colliery, County Durham, DH6 2JP
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary
Fleming Field, Shotton, Durham, County Durham, DH6 2JQ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Easington CofE Primary School
EASINGTON VILLAGE, HALL WALK, PETERLEE, COUNTY DURHAM, SR8 3BP
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Acre Rigg Infant School
Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 2DU
Community School
Ages 2 - 7
Good
Acre Rigg Academy
Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 2DU
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 7 - 11
Good
Secondary
Easington Academy
Stockton Road, Easington Village, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 3AY
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College
Westway, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1DE
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Passfield Way, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1AU
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Dene Community School
Manor Way, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 5RL
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Wellfield School
North Road East, Wingate, County Durham, TS28 5AX
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Hetton School
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9JZ
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Belmont Community School
Buckinghamshire Road, Belmont, Durham, County Durham, DH1 2QP
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Farringdon Community Academy
Allendale Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 3EL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.