Latitude: 54.8491 / 54°50'56"N
Longitude: -1.8346 / 1°50'4"W
OS Eastings: 410721
OS Northings: 550486
OS Grid: NZ107504
Mapcode National: GBR HDMC.MJ
Mapcode Global: WHC46.SCLZ
Plus Code: 9C6WR5X8+J5
Maidenhead Locator System: IO94bu93
What Three Birds: nightjar.crane.whitethroat
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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DH8 5SB is a non-residential postcode in Consett, County Durham. It was first introduced in June 2002.
Commercial rateable values range from £600 to £302,500 with an average of £126,196. The most common recorded business types are Retail Warehouse and Restaurant.
Consett is a town, which had a population of 24,828 in the 2011 census.
DH8 5SB is in the Newcastle travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the County Durham Primary Care Trust.
DH8 5SB is approximately 259m (850ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DH8 5SB
6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DH8 5SB
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
3/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near DH8 5SB include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DH8 5SB 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
Delves Lane
Councillors
Malcolm Clarke (Labour)
Angela Sterling (Conservative)
Michelle Walton (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
North West Durham
MP
Richard Holden (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DH8 5SB.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DH8 5SB.
Consett Infant School
Teasdale Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6AF
Community School
Ages 4 - 7
Needs improvement
Delves Lane Primary School
Delves Lane, Consett, County Durham, DH8 7ES
Community School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Consett
Stanley Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6LN
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Consett Junior School
Beechdale Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6AY
Community School
Ages 7 - 11
Good
The Grove Primary School
Oakfield Lane, The Grove, Consett, County Durham, DH8 8AP
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
Consett Road, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0RD
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Tanfield School, Specialist College of Science and Engineering
Tanfield Lea Road, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 8AY
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
North Durham Academy
High Street, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0TW
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 19
Needs improvement
Prudhoe Community High School
Moor Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5LJ
Community School
Ages 13 - 19
Good
Highfield Middle School
Highfield Lane, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6EY
Community School
Ages 9 - 13
Good
Ovingham Middle School
West Road, Ovingham, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6DE
Community School
Ages 9 - 13
Good
Wolsingham School
The Grammar School Building, West End, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 3DJ
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Whickham School
Burnthouse Lane, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE16 5AR
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Fyndoune Community College
Findon Hill, Sacriston, Durham, County Durham, DH7 6LU
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.