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DH4 5QX

Houghton South & Hetton Downs · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Houghton South & Hetton Downs
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH4 5RA 248 m
DH4 5PP 249 m
DH4 5NL 276 m
DH4 5QY 319 m
DH4 5PH 353 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH4 5QX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2008
Terminated
1 August 2010
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 5
Latitude
54.833418
Longitude
-1.486211
British National Grid easting
433,102
British National Grid northing
548,852

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Houghton South & Hetton Downs · E05016383
Parish or community
E04000140
Westminster constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South · E14001295
Output area
E00044422
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 035D · E01008747
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 035 · E02001825

Postcode source versions

Explore DH4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
21
Secondary
2

  1. St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton

    Academy converter

    899 m

  2. Kepier

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. East Rainton Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
933
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 292
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Shoplifting 119
  • Criminal damage and arson 78
  • Burglary 71

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    1.4 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    1.5 km

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89004

    2.5 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    2.8 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    3.6 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    3.7 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    3.8 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Rainton Bridge Ind Est

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Rainton Bridge Ind Est

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Rainton Bridge Industrial Est

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Rainton Bridge Industrial Est

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.2 miles

  • Rainton Bridge Ind Est C

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 035D, 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

15,582 of 33,755

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

26 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton is the nearest published school at 899 m.

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

Recorded crime

933 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 292 events.

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