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DH4 4AY

Houghton North · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Houghton North
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH4 4AW 75 m
DH4 4AU 108 m
DH4 4AT 179 m
DH4 4AS 182 m
DH4 5HA 197 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH4 4AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 4
Latitude
54.847281
Longitude
-1.475165
British National Grid easting
433,800
British National Grid northing
550,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Houghton North · E05016382
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South · E14001295
Output area
E00044426
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 033D · E01008753
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 033 · E02001823

Postcode source versions

Explore DH4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
26
Secondary
3

  1. Burnside Academy Inspires

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    346 m

  2. Newbottle Primary Academy

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    680 m

  3. Kepier

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    812 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,505
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 449
  • Anti social behaviour 200
  • Shoplifting 191
  • Criminal damage and arson 146
  • Burglary 116

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH4 4 residents
8,280

Age bands in DH4 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,398 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

883 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

2,056 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

2,521 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

1,897 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    333 m

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4DN

    ODS code A89023

    750 m

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    2.1 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

    KELSO GROVE, SHINEY ROW, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4RW

    ODS code A89030

    2.5 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

    CHESTER ROAD, SHINEY ROW, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4RB

    ODS code A89028

    2.6 km

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

    FRANCIS WAY, HETTON-LE-HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH5 9EZ

    ODS code A89004

    3.0 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, WOODLAND VIEW, WEST RAINTON, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 6RQ

    ODS code A83024

    4.5 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, FRONT STREET, GREAT LUMLEY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 4LE

    ODS code A83029

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Newbottle Street-Hall

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Brinkburn Cres-Leyburn Grove

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Newbottle Street-Hall

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Brinkburn Cres-Newburn Cres

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Newbottle Street

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 033D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,289 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Burnside Academy Inspires is the nearest published school at 346 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,505 published events cover 12 months, averaging 125.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 449 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.