DH postcode area

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Durham
Postcode area
DH is located in the United Kingdom
DH
DH
Coordinates: 54°49′34″N 1°37′08″W / 54.826°N 1.619°W / 54.826; -1.619
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
DH
Postcode area name
Durham
Post towns5
Postcode districts12
Postcode sectors47
Postcodes (live)8,971
Postcodes (total)11,453
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

The DH postcode area, also known as the Durham postcode area,[2] is a group of nine postcode districts in north-east England, within five post towns. These cover northern County Durham (including Durham, Chester-le-Street, Consett and Stanley), parts of southern Tyne and Wear (including Houghton-le-Spring) and a small part of southern Northumberland.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area(s)
DH1 DURHAM Durham County Durham
DH2 CHESTER LE STREET Chester-le-Street (west of East Coast Main Line), Ouston, Pelton, Birtley (west of East Coast Main Line) County Durham, Gateshead
DH3 CHESTER LE STREET Chester-le-Street (east of East Coast Main Line), Great Lumley, Birtley (east of East Coast Main Line) County Durham, Gateshead
DH4 HOUGHTON LE SPRING Houghton-le-Spring (west of A690), Penshaw, Shiney Row, West Rainton Sunderland, County Durham
DH5 HOUGHTON LE SPRING Houghton-le-Spring (east of A690), Hetton-le-Hole, East Rainton Sunderland, County Durham
DH6 DURHAM South Hetton, Haswell, Shotton Colliery, Ludworth, Shadforth, Sherburn, Littletown, Kelloe, Coxhoe, Bowburn, Cassop, Pittington, Thornley, Wheatley Hill County Durham
DH7 DURHAM Brandon, Lanchester, Esh Winning, Burnhope, Langley Park, Sacriston, Ushaw Moor, Brancepeth County Durham
DH8 CONSETT Consett, Blackhill, Bridgehill, Shotley Bridge, Leadgate, Delves Lane County Durham, Northumberland
DH9 STANLEY Dipton, Stanley, Annfield Plain County Durham
DH97 DURHAM HM Passport Office[3] non-geographic
DH98 DURHAM BT[3] non-geographic
DH99 DURHAM National Savings and Investments[3] non-geographic

Map

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DH postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas.DL postcode areaNE postcode areaSR postcode areaTS postcode area
DH postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby DL, NE, SR and TS postcode areas.

See also

References

  1. ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. ^ a b c "Non Geographic Codes" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.