Latitude: 54.8943 / 54°53'39"N
Longitude: -1.5722 / 1°34'19"W
OS Eastings: 427539
OS Northings: 555588
OS Grid: NZ275555
Mapcode National: GBR KCGV.FB
Mapcode Global: WHC44.T7JT
Plus Code: 9C6WVCVH+P4
Maidenhead Locator System: IO94fv14
What Three Birds: hoopoe.canvasback.fulmar
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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DH3 2LP is a large user postcode in Birtley, Gateshead. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy, Portobello Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street DH3 2LP.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
The average commercial rateable value is £695,000. The most common recorded business type is School.
DH3 2LP is in the Newcastle travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Gateshead Primary Care Trust.
DH3 2LP is approximately 59m (194ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DH3 2LP
5b3: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Self-Sufficient Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DH3 2LP
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near DH3 2LP include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DH3 2LP 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.
Metropolitan District
Gateshead Borough Council
Ward
Birtley
Councillors
Daniel Weatherley (Labour)
Hazel Weatherley (Labour)
Paul Elliott (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Blaydon
MP
Liz Twist (Labour)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DH3 2LP.
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 DH3 2LP.
Sorry, we have no current data to display for this area.