Latitude: 54.6979 / 54°41'52"N
Longitude: -1.7451 / 1°44'42"W
OS Eastings: 416527
OS Northings: 533683
OS Grid: NZ165336
Mapcode National: GBR JG73.ZQ
Mapcode Global: WHC51.558V
Plus Code: 9C6WM7X3+5X
Maidenhead Locator System: IO94dq07
What Three Birds: swan.whinchat.redwing
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
DL15 8GH is a residential postcode in Howden le Wear, County Durham. It was first introduced in July 2014.
The most common council tax band is D.
Residential buildings are primarily detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £143,829 to £295,579 with an average of £205,130.
Residential buildings were typically constructed from 2007 onwards.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is C.
Howden-le-Wear is a village, which had a population of 1,535 in the 2011 census.
DL15 8GH is in the Durham and Bishop Auckland travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the County Durham Primary Care Trust.
DL15 8GH is approximately 125m (410ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DL15 8GH
8a2: Hard-Pressed Living - Industrious Communities - Industrious Hardship
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DL15 8GH
England D1: a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near DL15 8GH include Co-Operative Food and Lidl. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DL15 8GH 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
Crook
Councillors
Anne Reed (Independent)
Patricia Jopling (Conservative)
Mike Currah (Conservative)
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 DL15 8GH.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DL15 8GH.
Howden-le-Wear Primary School
School Street, Howden-le-Wear, Crook, County Durham, DL15 8HJ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
St Cuthberts Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Church Hill, Crook, County Durham, DL15 9DN
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
Hartside Primary School
Hartside, Hartside Close, Crook, County Durham, DL15 9NN
Community School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
Sunnybrow Primary School
Hunwick Lane, Crook, County Durham, DL15 0LT
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Parkside Academy
Hall Lane Estate, Willington, Crook, County Durham, DL15 0QF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
St John's School & Sixth Form College - A Catholic Academy
Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6JT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Bishop Barrington School A Sports with Mathematics College
Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6LA
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7JZ
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
Wolsingham School
The Grammar School Building, West End, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 3DJ
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Ferryhill Business Enterprise College
Merrington Road, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8RW
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise
Bracken Court, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7NG
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Inadequate
Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School
Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7LF
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Crossgate Moor, Durham, County Durham, DH1 4SU
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.