DH4 5NF

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 5NE 68 m
DH4 6LP 124 m
DH4 5NB 129 m
DH4 6LW 150 m
DH4 5NA 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH4 5NF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 5
Latitude
54.843272
Longitude
-1.496099
British National Grid easting
432,459
British National Grid northing
549,944

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E43000178
Output area
E00044427
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 033C · E01008752
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 033 · E02001823

Postcode source versions

Explore DH4

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Dubmire Court, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 5NF 24 October 2024 £120,000
17, Dubmire Court, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 5NF 24 September 2021 £125,000
8, Dubmire Court, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 5NF 12 March 2021 £103,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
23
Secondary
3
  1. Dubmire Primary

    Academy sponsor led

    194 m
  2. Burnside Academy Inspires

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Woodlea Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,068
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 322
  • Shoplifting 165
  • Anti social behaviour 149
  • Criminal damage and arson 96
  • Public order 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

16 female, 17 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.1
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH4 5 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    1.1 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    1.8 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    2.6 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    2.6 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    2.6 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    3.1 km

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89004

    3.6 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    3.6 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Sedgeletch Road - Front Street

    BCT · Fence Houses

    0.1 miles
  • Front Street - Sedgeletch Road

    BCT · Fence Houses

    0.1 miles
  • Front Street Fence Houses

    BCT · Fence Houses

    0.1 miles
  • Murray Avenue

    BCT · Fence Houses

    0.1 miles
  • Front Street-Fatherly Terrace

    BCT · Fence Houses

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 033C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,999 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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 £122,500 from 2 recorded sales in DH4 5NF. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Dubmire Primary is the nearest published school at 194 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,068 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 322 events.

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