Latitude: 54.8628 / 54°51'46"N
Longitude: -1.8294 / 1°49'45"W
OS Eastings: 411050
OS Northings: 552018
OS Grid: NZ110520
Mapcode National: GBR HDN6.RL
Mapcode Global: WHC46.W11D
Plus Code: 9C6WV57C+46
Maidenhead Locator System: IO94cu07
What Three Birds: swallow.cowbird.nightjar
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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DH8 6SY is a non-residential postcode in Consett, County Durham. It was first introduced in July 1983.
Commercial rateable values range from £25,250 to £29,500 with an average of £27,125. The most common recorded business types are Factory and Warehouse.
Consett is a town, which had a population of 24,828 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 1 people resident in DH8 6SY, of which 1 were male and 0 were female. This includes residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence, which are likely to be the majority in otherwise non-residential postcodes.
DH8 6SY is in the Newcastle travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the County Durham Primary Care Trust.
DH8 6SY is approximately 266m (873ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DH8 6SY
1b1: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Rural Life
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DH8 6SY
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
1/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near DH8 6SY include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DH8 6SY 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
Consett North
Councillors
Alex Watson (Independent)
Kathryn Rooney (Liberal Democrat)
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 6SY.
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 6SY.
Consett Junior School
Beechdale Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6AY
Community School
Ages 7 - 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 Infant School
Teasdale Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6AF
Community School
Ages 4 - 7
Needs improvement
Benfieldside Primary School
Moorlands, Blackhill, Consett, County Durham, DH8 0JX
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Shotley Bridge Primary School
Benfieldside Road, Shotley Bridge, Consett, County Durham, DH8 0SQ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
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
Whickham School
Burnthouse Lane, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE16 5AR
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Thorp Academy
Main Road, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 3AH
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
St Thomas More Catholic School
Croftdale Road, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE21 4BQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.