DH4 4EN

Herrington & Newbottle · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sunderland
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH4 4HU 27 m
DH4 4EW 69 m
DH4 4EG 89 m
DH4 4ES 90 m
DH4 4ET 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH4 4EN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2003
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 4
Latitude
54.857179
Longitude
-1.478152
British National Grid easting
433,600
British National Grid northing
551,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E43000178
Output area
E00044248
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 032B · E01008721
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
40
Primary
27
Secondary
6
  1. Newbottle Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    460 m
  2. Burnside Academy Inspires

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. The Poplars

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,109
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 339
  • Shoplifting 168
  • Anti social behaviour 149
  • Criminal damage and arson 107
  • Public order 91

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    1.0 km

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    1.4 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    1.6 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    1.7 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    1.8 km

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89004

    4.0 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.3 km

  • HAPPY HOUSE SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4BY

    ODS code A89041

    4.7 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.7 km

  • NEW SILKSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SILKSWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, SILKSWORTH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2AN

    ODS code A89032

    4.8 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY PARTNERSHIP

    SILKSWORTH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2AN

    ODS code A89011

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Front Street

    BCT · Newbottle

    0.1 miles
  • Front Street

    BCT · Newbottle

    0.1 miles
  • Front Street - Hartoft Close

    BCT · Newbottle

    0.1 miles
  • Houghton Road-Coaley Lane

    BCT · Newbottle

    0.1 miles
  • South Street

    BCT · Newbottle

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 032B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,012 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 6 secondary schools. Newbottle Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 460 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,109 published events cover 12 months, averaging 92.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 339 events.

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