DH4 4BG

Houghton North · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Houghton Le Spring
Local authority
Sunderland
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH4 4BD 49 m
DH4 4AH 53 m
DH4 4DL 53 m
DH4 4AN 55 m
DH4 4AL 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH4 4BG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2002
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 4
Latitude
54.842819
Longitude
-1.469726
British National Grid easting
434,153
British National Grid northing
549,906

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E43000178
Output area
E00044437
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 034F · E01008754
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 034 · E02001824

Postcode source versions

Explore DH4

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Sunderland Street, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4BG 19 September 2011 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
25
Secondary
3
  1. Houghton Le Spring Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    306 m
  2. Bernard Gilpin Primary School

    Community school

    339 m
  3. Kepier

    Academy converter

    404 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,402
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 405
  • Shoplifting 184
  • Anti social behaviour 183
  • Criminal damage and arson 135
  • Burglary 113

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

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    142 m

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    624 m

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89004

    2.4 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    2.7 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    3.1 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    3.2 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    4.2 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Houghton Le Spring

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.0 miles
  • Houghton-Le-Spring

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.0 miles
  • Houghton-Le-Spring

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles
  • Houghton-Le-Spring

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles
  • Houghton-Le-Spring

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 034F, 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

3,990 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 3 secondary schools. Houghton Le Spring Nursery School is the nearest published school at 306 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,402 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 405 events.

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