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DH4 4RY

Penshaw & Shiney Row · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Penshaw & Shiney Row
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH4 4RU 24 m
DH4 4RL 49 m
DH4 4RX 66 m
DH4 4RR 72 m
DH4 4RG 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH4 4RY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 4
Latitude
54.865332
Longitude
-1.493627
British National Grid easting
432,600
British National Grid northing
552,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Penshaw & Shiney Row · E05016387
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South · E14001295
Output area
E00044672
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 030A · E01008793
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 030 · E02001820

Postcode source versions

Explore DH4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
34
Secondary
6

  1. Shiney Row Primary School

    Community school

    161 m

  2. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw

    Academy converter

    763 m

  3. Barnwell Academy

    Academy converter

    802 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,033
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 365
  • Anti social behaviour 149
  • Criminal damage and arson 101
  • Shoplifting 88
  • Public order 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

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    209 m

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    351 m

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    662 m

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    2.5 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.0 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    3.1 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.8 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE GALLERIES HEALTH CENTRE, WASHINGTON CENTRE, WASHINGTON, NE38 7NQ

    ODS code A89012

    4.4 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, THE GALLERIES, WASHINGTON CENTRE, WASHINGTON, NE38 7NQ

    ODS code A89025

    4.4 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Philadelphia Lane

    BCT · Shiney Row

    0.2 miles

  • Philadelphia Lane

    BCT · Shiney Row

    0.2 miles

  • Chester Road - Station Road

    BCT · Shiney Row

    0.2 miles

  • Chester Road - Station Road

    BCT · Shiney Row

    0.2 miles

  • Church Street-Aged Miners Houses

    BCT · Shiney Row

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 030A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

994 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. Shiney Row Primary School is the nearest published school at 161 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,033 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 365 events.

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