Map of the DH postcode area
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Overview
This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the DH postcode area, also known as the Durham postal area.
The DH postcode area covers Durham in North East England.
The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: SR - Sunderland, NE - Newcastle upon Tyne, TS - Teesside and DL - Darlington and is located inland.
The postcode area falls within the following counties: Durham (80.43%), Tyne & Wear (18.66%), Northumberland (0.91%).
Quick facts
| Width east to west | 32.04 mi |
|---|---|
| Height north to south | 14.84 mi |
| Area | 262.86 mi² |
| Maximum width | 32.31 mi |
| Perimeter | 125.26 mi |
| Postcode districts | 12 |
| Postcode sectors | 47 |
| Post towns | 5 |
| Postcodes | 9,019 |
| Population | 309,211 |
The DH postcode area has a population of 309,211 and covers 680,800 hectares. Roughly 0.48% of the population of Great Britain lives here.
Post towns and postcode districts
Where is the DH postcode area?
How built up is the postcode area?
This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is DH8 and the most urban is DH3.
| Postcode district | Total area (m²) | Footprint area (m²) | Built percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH8 | 241,160,589 | 2,216,633 | 0.92% |
| DH7 | 129,351,118 | 2,219,550 | 1.72% |
| DH6 | 96,364,368 | 1,908,398 | 1.98% |
| DH9 | 49,610,311 | 1,778,431 | 3.58% |
| DH5 | 23,377,305 | 975,257 | 4.17% |
| DH1 | 53,799,851 | 2,695,082 | 5.01% |
| DH4 | 31,451,556 | 1,593,925 | 5.07% |
| DH2 | 26,730,603 | 1,420,986 | 5.32% |
| DH3 | 28,964,857 | 1,554,312 | 5.37% |
| Total | 680,810,558 | 16,362,574 | 2.40% |
Area measurements
| Hectares | 680,800 |
|---|---|
| Square miles | 2,628.58 |
| Square feet | 73,280,631,200.00 |
| Square kilometres | 6,808.00 |
Postal delivery offices
- Chester Le Street Delivery Office
- Derwentside Delivery Office
- Durham Delivery Office
- Houghton Le Spring Delivery Office
Tourist attractions within the area
We found 10 visitor attractions within the Durham postcode area.
| Beamish - The Living Museum of the North |
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| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Stoneacre |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Cragside House, Gardens and Estate. |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Oriental Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| The Undercroft |
| Historic Properties |
| Other Historic Property |
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| Durham Cathedral |
| Places of Worship |
| Place of Worship (still in use) |
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| Crook Hall and Gardens |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Durham University Botanic Garden |
| Gardens |
| Garden |
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| Durham Museum and Heritage Centre |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Old Durham Gardens |
| Gardens |
| Garden |
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Towns and villages within the area
- Annfield Plain — town
- Beamish — village
- Bearpark — village
- Birtley — Settlement
- Blanchland — village
- Bournmoor — village
- Bowburn — village
- Brancepeth — village
- Brandon — village
- Broompark — village
- Burnhope — village
- Cassop — village
- Castleside — village
- Chester Moor — village
- Chester-le-Street — town
- Chilton Moor — village
- Consett — town
- Coxhoe — village
- Craghead — village
- Croxdale — village
- Dipton — village
- Durham — city
- Easington Lane — village
- East Law — village
- East Rainton — village
- Ebchester — village
- Edmondbyers — village
- Edmondsley — village
- Esh — village
- Esh Winning — village
- Fence Houses — village
- Gateshead — town
- Grange Villa — village
- Great Lumley — village
- Haswell — village
- Haswell Plough — village
- Hett — village
- Hetton-le-Hole — town
- High Dubmire — village
- High Handenhold — village
- High Pittington — village
- High Shincliffe — village
- Hobson — village
- Holmside — village
- Houghton-le-Spring — town
- Iveston — village
- Kelloe — village
- Kimblesworth — village
- Lanchester — village
- Langley Moor — village
- Langley Park — village
- Leadgate — village
- Littletown — village
- Low Pittington — village
- Ludworth — village
- Maiden Law — village
- Meadowfield — village
- Medomsley — village
- Medomsley Edge — village
- Nettlesworth — village
- New Brancepeth — village
- New Herrington — village
- Newbottle — village
- Newfield — village
- No Place — village
- Ouston — village
- Pelton — village
- Pelton Fell — village
- Penshaw — village
- Peterlee — town
- Philadelphia — village
- Plawsworth — village
- Quaking Houses — village
- Quarrington Hill — village
- Quebec — village
- Sacriston — village
- Shadforth — village
- Sherburn — village
- Sherburn Hill — village
- Sherburn House — village
- Shincliffe — village
- Shiney Row — village
- South Hetton — village
- Stanley — town
- Sunderland Bridge — village
- Tan Hills — village
- Tanfield — village
- Tanfield Lea — otherSettlement
- Tanfield Lea — village
- Tantobie — village
- The Dene — village
- Thornley — village
- Tursdale — village
- Urpeth — village
- Ushaw Moor — village
- Waldridge — village
- Washington — town
- Waterhouses — village
- West Herrington — village
- West Pelton — village
- West Rainton — village
- Wheatley Hill — village
- White-le-Head — village
- Whitehill — village
- Whittonstall — village
- Witton Gilbert — village
- Woodstone Village — village