DH postcode area
Encyclopedia
The DH postcode area, also known as the Durham postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Chester le Street
, Consett
, Durham
, Houghton le Spring and Stanley
in England
.
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! 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)
| Sunderland
|-
! DH5
| HOUGHTON LE SPRING
| Houghton le Spring (East of A690) & Hetton-le-Hole
| Sunderland
|-
! DH7
| DURHAM
| Brandon, Lanchester, Esh Winning, Burnhope, Langley Park, Sacriston, Ushaw Moor
| County Durham
|-
! DH8
| DURHAM
| Consett
, Blackhill, Bridgehill, Shotely Bridge, Leadgate, Delves Lane
| County Durham
|-
! DH9
| STANLEY
| Dipton & Stanley
| County Durham
|-
! DH97
| DURHAM
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|-
! DH98
| DURHAM
| Used by BT
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! DH99
| DURHAM
| Post Office boxes
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Chester-le-Street
Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham, England. It has a history going back to Roman times when it was called Concangis. The town is located south of Newcastle upon Tyne and west of Sunderland on the River Wear...
, Consett
Consett
Consett is a town in the northwest of County Durham, England, about southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is home to 27,394 .Consett sits high on the edge of the Pennines. In 1841, it was a village community of only 145, but it was about to become a boom town: below the ground was coking coal and...
, Durham
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
, Houghton le Spring and Stanley
Stanley, County Durham
Stanley is a former colliery town and civil parish in County Durham, England. Centred on a hilltop between Chester-le-Street and Consett, the town lies south west of Gateshead....
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:|-
! DH1
| DURHAM
| Durham
| County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
|-
! DH2
| CHESTER LE STREET
| Chester-le-Street (west of East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
), Ouston, Pelton, Birtley (west of East Coast Main Line)
| County Durham, Gateshead
Gateshead
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...
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! 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)
| Sunderland
City of Sunderland
The City of Sunderland is a local government district of Tyne and Wear, in North East England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough...
|-
! DH5
| HOUGHTON LE SPRING
| Houghton le Spring (East of A690) & Hetton-le-Hole
Hetton-le-Hole
Hetton-le-Hole is a town and civil parish situated in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the A182 between Houghton-le-Spring and Easington Lane. It is located on the southwest corner of Sunderland on the A182, off A690 close to the A1. It has a population of 14,402 but this...
| Sunderland
|-
! DH7
| DURHAM
| Brandon, Lanchester, Esh Winning, Burnhope, Langley Park, Sacriston, Ushaw Moor
| County Durham
|-
! DH8
| DURHAM
| Consett
Consett
Consett is a town in the northwest of County Durham, England, about southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is home to 27,394 .Consett sits high on the edge of the Pennines. In 1841, it was a village community of only 145, but it was about to become a boom town: below the ground was coking coal and...
, Blackhill, Bridgehill, Shotely Bridge, Leadgate, Delves Lane
| County Durham
|-
! DH9
| STANLEY
| Dipton & Stanley
| County Durham
|-
! DH97
| DURHAM
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|-
! DH98
| DURHAM
| Used by BT
BT Group
BT Group plc is a global telecommunications services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest telecommunications services companies in the world and has operations in more than 170 countries. Through its BT Global Services division it is a major supplier of...
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! DH99
| DURHAM
| Post Office boxes
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