DH4 5JT

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH4 5AE 36 m
DH4 5AB 58 m
DH4 5JU 70 m
DH4 5PW 123 m
DH4 5JX 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH4 5JT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2013
Terminated
1 June 2015
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 5
Latitude
54.852623
Longitude
-1.486497
British National Grid easting
433,068
British National Grid northing
550,989

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E43000178
Output area
E00170240
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 033B · E01008751
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 033 · E02001823

Postcode source versions

Explore DH4

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
36, Coronation Crescent, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 5JT 25 March 2015 £150,000
17, Coronation Crescent, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 5JT 14 April 2008 £64,000
6, Coronation Crescent, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 5JT 31 August 2007 £50,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
25
Secondary
5
  1. Newbottle Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    509 m
  2. Burnside Academy Inspires

    Academy converter

    825 m
  3. Dubmire Primary

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,422
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 434
  • Anti social behaviour 212
  • Shoplifting 190
  • Criminal damage and arson 126
  • Public order 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH4 5 residents
6,824

Age bands in DH4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

1,013 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

601 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

1,610 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

1,796 residents

Age 65 and over
23.3%

1,521 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

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    982 m

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    1.5 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    1.7 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    1.7 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    1.7 km

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89004

    3.9 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.0 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.3 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    4.8 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Burnside Estate

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.0 miles
  • Burnside Estate

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.0 miles
  • Burnside Estate Blind Lane

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles
  • Burnside Estate Blind Lane

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles
  • Coaley Lane-Beechwood Terrace

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 033B, 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

13,562 of 33,755

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

35 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Newbottle Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 509 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,422 published events cover 12 months, averaging 118.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 434 events.

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