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DH8 6QG

Postcode

A postcode in County Durham 003F, Derwent & Pont Valley ward, County Durham.

This report describes the area around DH8 6QG, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around DH8 6QG

Schools near DH8 6QG

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Villa Real School
Special
800 m
10 minutes on foot
Improved significantly, May 2025
Consett Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional)
880 m
11 minutes on foot
Good (overall), May 2023
Consett Junior School
Primary. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1 km
13 minutes on foot
School remains Good, March 2023
Beechdale Nursery School
Nursery
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
School remains Outstanding, May 2023
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett
Primary. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, February 2025
Consett Infant School
Primary
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
School remains Good, September 2023
Learning for Life
Special
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
Delta Independent School
Independent
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near DH8 6QG

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £370,000Fairways, DH8 5NTApril 2024, detached, established, freehold310 m
  • £135,000Elsdon Gardens, DH8 5NSAugust 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold320 m
  • £129,000Medomsley Road, DH8 5NXDecember 2025, terraced, established, freehold420 m
  • £85,500Cyril Street, DH8 5NRFebruary 2026, terraced, established, freehold430 m
  • £85,000Emma Street, DH8 5NPMarch 2026, terraced, established, freehold450 m
  • £235,000Balmoral Grove, DH8 6DEDecember 2025, detached, established, freehold470 m
  • £428,000DH8 6QQApril 2024, detached, established, freehold480 m
  • £80,000Durham Road, DH8 5NWMarch 2026, terraced, established, freehold490 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of DH8 6QG

In a straight line

GP practices

  • QUEENS ROAD SURGERY970 m

Pharmacies

  • CONSETT PHARMACY330 m
  • JOHN LOW LTD970 m

Dental practices

  • DURHAM ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY)490 m
  • 270 DENTAL960 m

The neighbourhood: County Durham 003F

Everything about County Durham 003F
Deprivation score
15.8
Joint 15,249th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£150,000
Joint 2,383rd cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,462
Joint 21,153rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
39.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: DH8

Everything about DH8
Median sale price
£147,950
102nd cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
39,960
459th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
19%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.