DH6 3EJ
a residential postcode in Thornley, County Durham
Coordinates
Latitude: 54.7508 / 54°45'2"N
Longitude: -1.443 / 1°26'34"W
OS Eastings: 435951
OS Northings: 539678
OS Grid: NZ359396
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR LFCH.DR
Mapcode Global: WHD5X.TV1C
Plus Code: 9C6WQH24+8R
Maidenhead Locator System: IO94gs60
What Three Birds: whimbrel.wigeon.redhead
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Cottingham Grove, Thornley, Durham DH6 3EJ
Summary
DH6 3EJ is a residential postcode in Thornley, County Durham. It was first introduced in April 2007.
The most common council tax band is C.
Residential buildings are primarily detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £72,909 to £354,822 with an average of £189,301.
Most residential buildings are of unknown age.
85% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is C.
Thornley is a village, which had a population of 2,457 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 170 people resident in DH6 3EJ, of which 91 were male and 79 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
DH6 3EJ is in the Sunderland travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the County Durham Primary Care Trust.
DH6 3EJ is approximately 161m (528ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DH6 3EJ
6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DH6 3EJ
England D1: a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
3/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near DH6 3EJ include Co-Operative Food. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
DH6 3EJ at other websites
- Air quality forecast for DH6 3EJ at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at DH6 3EJ at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near DH6 3EJ at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near DH6 3EJ at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near DH6 3EJ at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to DH6 3EJ at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near DH6 3EJ at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near DH6 3EJ at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near DH6 3EJ at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of DH6 3EJ 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
Trimdon and Thornley
Councillors
Lucy Hovvels (Labour)
Jake Miller (Labour)
Chris Varty (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Sedgefield
MP
Paul Howell (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DH6 3EJ.
- 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 3EJ.
Primary
Thornley Primary School
Cooper's Terrace, Thornley, Durham, DH6 3DZ
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Wheatley Hill Community Primary School
Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3RQ
Community School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
St Godric's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Thornley
Thornley Road, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3NR
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Secondary
Wellfield School
North Road East, Wingate, County Durham, TS28 5AX
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Passfield Way, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1AU
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Byron College
Westway, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1DE
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Easington Academy
Stockton Road, Easington Village, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 3AY
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Belmont Community School
Buckinghamshire Road, Belmont, Durham, County Durham, DH1 2QP
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Hetton School
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9JZ
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Dene Community School
Manor Way, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 5RL
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Durham Sixth Form Centre
Providence Row, The Sands, Durham, County Durham, DH1 1SG
Community School
Ages 16 - 19
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.