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DH4 4DQ

Herrington & Newbottle · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Herrington & Newbottle
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH4 4XA 76 m
DH4 4XH 90 m
DH4 4XB 96 m
DH4 4XJ 109 m
DH4 4XG 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH4 4DQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 4
Latitude
54.861234
Longitude
-1.484799
British National Grid easting
433,170
British National Grid northing
551,948

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Herrington & Newbottle · E05016380
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South · E14001295
Output area
E00044651
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 032D · E01008796
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 032 · E02001822

Postcode source versions

Explore DH4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
29
Secondary
5

  1. Shiney Row Primary School

    Community school

    742 m

  2. The Poplars

    Other independent special school

    818 m

  3. Newbottle Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    993 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
988
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 356
  • Anti social behaviour 143
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Public order 77
  • Shoplifting 74

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    505 m

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    930 m

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    1.1 km

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    1.8 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    2.4 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

    3 SWISS COTTAGES, VIGO LANE, WASHINGTON, NE38 9AB

    ODS code A89617

    3.7 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    4.5 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.6 km

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89004

    4.6 km

  • HAPPY HOUSE SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4BY

    ODS code A89041

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Success Road

    BCT · Success

    0.2 miles

  • Success Road

    BCT · Success

    0.2 miles

  • Success Road-Trinity Park

    BCT · Success

    0.2 miles

  • Philadelphia Lane-Bus Depot

    BCT · Philadelphia

    0.2 miles

  • Philadelphia Lane-Bus Depot

    BCT · Philadelphia

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 032D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,644 of 33,755

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

42 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. Shiney Row Primary School is the nearest published school at 742 m.

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

Recorded crime

988 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 356 events.

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