Latitude: 54.7407 / 54°44'26"N
Longitude: -1.527 / 1°31'37"W
OS Eastings: 430548
OS Northings: 538522
OS Grid: NZ305385
Mapcode National: GBR KFSM.6C
Mapcode Global: WHC4Y.J31H
Plus Code: 9C6WPFRF+75
Maidenhead Locator System: IO94fr67
What Three Birds: osprey.heron.oriole
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DH6 5DS is a primarily residential postcode in Bowburn, County Durham. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is A.
Residential buildings are primarily semi-detached. Domestic properties are mostly bungalows and houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £41,171 to £158,807 with an average of £100,365.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1950 and 1966 and between 1976 and 1982.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly social housing, with some owner occupied
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is D.
Commercial rateable values range from £410 to £1,000 with an average of £705. The most common recorded business types are Central Kitchen and Recreation Rooms.
Bowburn is a village, which had a population of 3,884 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 89 people resident in DH6 5DS, of which 48 were male and 41 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
DH6 5DS is in the Durham and Bishop Auckland travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the County Durham Primary Care Trust.
DH6 5DS is approximately 101m (331ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in DH6 5DS
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DH6 5DS
8a2: Hard-Pressed Living - Industrious Communities - Industrious Hardship
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DH6 5DS
England D1: a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
2/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near DH6 5DS include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Iceland and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DH6 5DS 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
Coxhoe
Councillors
Jan Blakey (Independent)
Maura McKeon (Labour)
Gary Hutchinson (Independent)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
City of Durham
MP
Mary Kelly Foy (Labour)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DH6 5DS.
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 DH6 5DS.
Bowburn Junior School
Surtees Avenue, Bowburn, Durham, County Durham, DH6 5DZ
Community School
Ages 7 - 11
Good
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Beal Walk, High Shincliffe, Durham, County Durham, DH1 2PN
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Coxhoe Primary School
Cornforth Lane, Coxhoe, Durham, DH6 4EJ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Belmont Community School
Buckinghamshire Road, Belmont, Durham, County Durham, DH1 2QP
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Durham Sixth Form Centre
Providence Row, The Sands, Durham, County Durham, DH1 1SG
Community School
Ages 16 - 19
Good
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Crossgate Moor, Durham, County Durham, DH1 4SU
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Ferryhill Business Enterprise College
Merrington Road, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8RW
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Framwellgate School Durham
Newton Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5BQ
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
Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise
Bracken Court, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7NG
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Inadequate
Hetton School
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9JZ
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Wellfield School
North Road East, Wingate, County Durham, TS28 5AX
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.