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DH4 4TE

Herrington & Newbottle · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Houghton Le Spring
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 4SZ 65 m
DH4 4TD 73 m
DH4 4TA 98 m
DH4 4GP 123 m
DH4 4GT 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH4 4TE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 4
Latitude
54.861130
Longitude
-1.479535
British National Grid easting
433,508
British National Grid northing
551,939

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
E00044271
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 032B · E01008721
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 032 · E02001822

Postcode source versions

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Property

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Tesla Street, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4TE 24 November 2023 £72,500
2, Tesla Street, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4TE 22 February 2019 £42,500
1, Tesla Street, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4TE 30 July 2015 £55,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
30
Secondary
6

  1. The Poplars

    Other independent special school

    823 m

  2. Newbottle Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    901 m

  3. Shiney Row Primary School

    Community school

    995 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
914
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 333
  • Anti social behaviour 125
  • Criminal damage and arson 99
  • Shoplifting 74
  • Public order 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH4 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    564 m

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    1.2 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    1.4 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

    2.3 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.0 km

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89004

    4.4 km

  • HAPPY HOUSE SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4BY

    ODS code A89041

    4.5 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

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    4.9 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.9 km

  • SPRINGWELL MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89027

    4.9 km

  • THE BROADWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89024

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Philadelphia Lane-The Crescent

    BCT · Philadelphia

    0.1 miles

  • Philadelphia Lane-The Crescent

    BCT · Philadelphia

    0.1 miles

  • Philadelphia Lane-Bus Depot

    BCT · Philadelphia

    0.2 miles

  • Philadelphia Lane-Bus Depot

    BCT · Philadelphia

    0.2 miles

  • Philadelphia Lane-Success Row

    BCT · Philadelphia

    0.2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £72,500 from 1 recorded sale in DH4 4TE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sunderland is £143,216 in June 2026, up 4.6% year on year.

Schools

46 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Poplars is the nearest published school at 823 m.

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

Recorded crime

914 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 333 events.

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