DH7 6LU
a large user postcode in Sacriston, County Durham
Coordinates
Latitude: 54.8142 / 54°48'51"N
Longitude: -1.6232 / 1°37'23"W
OS Eastings: 424312
OS Northings: 546656
OS Grid: NZ243466
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR KD3S.C1
Mapcode Global: WHC4J.1896
Plus Code: 9C6WR97G+MP
Maidenhead Locator System: IO94et55
What Three Birds: hawfinch.oriole.egret
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Findon Hill, Sacriston, Durham DH7 6LU
Summary
DH7 6LU is a large user postcode in Sacriston, County Durham. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Fyndoune Community College, Findon Hill, Sacriston, Durham DH7 6LU.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Commercial rateable values range from £5,700 to £86,000 with an average of £33,533. The most common recorded business types are School and Offices.
Sacriston is a village, which had a population of 4,611 in the 2011 census.
DH7 6LU is in the Newcastle travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the County Durham Primary Care Trust.
DH7 6LU is approximately 178m (584ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DH7 6LU
6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DH7 6LU
England D1: a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
1/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
3/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near DH7 6LU include Co-Operative Food, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Londis and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
DH7 6LU at other websites
- Air quality forecast for DH7 6LU at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at DH7 6LU at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near DH7 6LU at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near DH7 6LU at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near DH7 6LU at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to DH7 6LU at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near DH7 6LU at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near DH7 6LU at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near DH7 6LU at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of DH7 6LU 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
Sacriston
Councillors
Simon Wilson (Labour)
Emma Waldock (Labour)
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 DH7 6LU.
- 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
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'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DH7 6LU.
Sorry, we have no current data to display for this area.