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DH8 9BB · Northumberland · North East

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for DH8 9BB.

Sun · 13 Sep
17°high
Partly cloudy11° low
Mon20°11° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Today18°13° lowShowers15 Sep
Tomorrow14°10° lowPartly cloudy16 Sep
Thu15°11° lowLight showers17 Sep
Fri15°11° lowPartly cloudy18 Sep
Sat14°11° lowFair19 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+12.6%Northumberland · Jun 2026⌂Recent planningChecking planning…This information is updating↔Nearest train stationStocksfield6.7 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population1,082Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Northumberland

DH8 9BB is in the Northumberland local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Stocksfield, about 6.7 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

Local lifeShops, places to eat, vets and everyday services →Getting aroundRail, buses, road connections and travel tools →
HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£140,000DH8 postcode district

15 Sep 2025 – 24 Jul 2026

403 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£213,452Northumberland

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+12.6%Northumberland

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

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Use sold-price median: £140,000 Use area average: £213,452
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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Checking recent planning…This section will update when the latest local records are ready.
NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Northumberland.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. The Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 2–111.1 mi
  2. Shotley Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 2–111.8 mi
  3. Consett Infant SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–72.1 mi
  4. Beechdale Nursery SchoolNursery · Ages 3–52.4 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,082 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding DH8 9BB—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 13.1%16–64 · 60.7%65+ · 26.2%
What area does this cover?

Northumberland 043F (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime5

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 2Anti-social behaviour · 1Public order · 1
Employment4.0%

Unemployment estimate for Northumberland · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Hexham.

Local councilNorthumberlandLocal authority for DH8 9BB
Latest general election · 2024Labour46.3% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour46.3% of votes67.8% turnout
2019Conservative54.3% of votes74.2% turnout
2017Conservative54.1% of votes75.7% turnout
2015Conservative52.7% of votes72.6% turnout
2010Conservative43.2% of votes72.0% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadA698.5 miles
Clean air & driving chargesTyne Tunnels18.8 miles from the postcode point
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Newcastle Airport

About 14.9 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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Bus and tram stops nearby

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Public transport nearby
NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HMP/YOI Low Newton13.4 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Allensford0.3 mi
  2. Derwent Gorge And Muggleswick Woods1.4 mi
  3. Pow Hill4.0 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Hadrian's Wall Path9.8 mi
  2. Pennine Way17.7 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around DH8 9BB.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around DH8 9BB
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 13 Sep 2026, 04:01
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 24 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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