DH4 6FB
a residential postcode in Fence Houses, County Durham
Coordinates
Latitude: 54.8497 / 54°50'58"N
Longitude: -1.5167 / 1°31'0"W
OS Eastings: 431131
OS Northings: 550648
OS Grid: NZ311506
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR KDVC.FB
Mapcode Global: WHC4C.NCZJ
Plus Code: 9C6WRFXM+V8
Maidenhead Locator System: IO94fu73
What Three Birds: guillemot.bee-eater.smew
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Old Station Close, Woodstone Village, Houghton le Spring DH4 6FB
Summary
DH4 6FB is a residential postcode in Fence Houses, County Durham. It was first introduced in November 2014.
The most common council tax band is B.
Residential buildings are primarily semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Most residential buildings are of unknown age.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is B.
DH4 6FB is in the Sunderland travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the County Durham Primary Care Trust.
DH4 6FB is approximately 51m (167ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DH4 6FB
5a1: Urbanites - Urban Professionals and Families - White Professionals
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DH4 6FB
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
4/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Supermarkets near DH4 6FB include Aldi, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
DH4 6FB at other websites
- Air quality forecast for DH4 6FB at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at DH4 6FB at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near DH4 6FB at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near DH4 6FB at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near DH4 6FB at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to DH4 6FB at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near DH4 6FB at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near DH4 6FB at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near DH4 6FB at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of DH4 6FB 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
Lumley
Councillors
Alan Bell (Independent)
Phil Heaviside (Independent)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
North Durham
MP
Kevan Jones (Labour)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DH4 6FB.
- 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 DH4 6FB.
Primary
Woodlea Primary School
Fence Houses, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 6AR
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Bournmoor Primary School
Lambourne Close, Bournmoor, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 6HF
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Lumley Infant and Nursery School
Great Lumley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 4JL
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Outstanding
Lumley Junior School
Cocken Lane, Great Lumley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 4JJ
Community School
Ages 7 - 11
Good
Shiney Row Primary School
Rear South View, Shiney Row, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 4QP
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Secondary
Park View School
Church Chare, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 3QA
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
St Robert of Newminster Roman Catholic School
Biddick Lane, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 8AF
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Biddick Academy
Biddick Lane, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 8AL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The Hermitage Academy
Waldridge Lane, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH2 3AD
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Hetton School
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9JZ
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Oxclose Community Academy
Dilston Close, Oxclose Village, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 0LN
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Farringdon Community Academy
Allendale Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 3EL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 2LP
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Washington School
Spout Lane, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE37 2AA
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.