Latitude: 54.6953 / 54°41'43"N
Longitude: -1.7545 / 1°45'16"W
OS Eastings: 415922
OS Northings: 533388
OS Grid: NZ159333
Mapcode National: GBR JG54.YN
Mapcode Global: WHC51.07TW
Plus Code: 9C6WM6WW+46
Maidenhead Locator System: IO94cq96
What Three Birds: whitethroat.wallcreeper.sandgrouse
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
DL15 8HZ is a residential postcode in Howden le Wear, County Durham. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is A.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £59,446 to £89,617 with an average of £76,147.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1930 and 1949, between 1967 and 1975 and between 1950 and 1966.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and social housing.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C, E and D.
Howden-le-Wear is a village, which had a population of 1,535 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 42 people resident in DL15 8HZ, of which 21 were male and 21 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
DL15 8HZ is in the Durham and Bishop Auckland travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the County Durham Primary Care Trust.
DL15 8HZ is approximately 125m (410ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DL15 8HZ
8a2: Hard-Pressed Living - Industrious Communities - Industrious Hardship
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DL15 8HZ
England D1: a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near DL15 8HZ include Co-Operative Food and Lidl. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DL15 8HZ 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
Crook
Councillors
Anne Reed (Independent)
Patricia Jopling (Conservative)
Mike Currah (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 DL15 8HZ.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DL15 8HZ.
Howden-le-Wear Primary School
School Street, Howden-le-Wear, Crook, County Durham, DL15 8HJ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Witton-le-Wear Primary School
St James Gardens, Witton-le-Wear, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 0BG
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
St Cuthberts Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Church Hill, Crook, County Durham, DL15 9DN
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
Hartside Primary School
Hartside, Hartside Close, Crook, County Durham, DL15 9NN
Community School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
Parkside Academy
Hall Lane Estate, Willington, Crook, County Durham, DL15 0QF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
St John's School & Sixth Form College - A Catholic Academy
Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6JT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Bishop Barrington School A Sports with Mathematics College
Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6LA
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7JZ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Whitworth Park School and Sixth Form College
Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7LN
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Wolsingham School
The Grammar School Building, West End, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 3DJ
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Ferryhill Business Enterprise College
Merrington Road, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8RW
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise
Bracken Court, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7NG
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Inadequate
Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School
Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7LF
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Staindrop School an Academy
Cleatlam Lane, Staindrop, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3JU
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.