DH4 7HL

Penshaw & Shiney Row · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH4 7JL 29 m
DH4 7HJ 34 m
DH4 7EU 49 m
DH4 7HW 78 m
DH4 7HN 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH4 7HL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 7
Latitude
54.877174
Longitude
-1.488632
British National Grid easting
432,911
British National Grid northing
553,720

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E43000178
Output area
E00044682
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 032G · E01032484
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 032 · E02001822

Postcode source versions

Explore DH4

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Alexandra Terrace, Penshaw, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7HL 9 August 2024 £87,500
11, Alexandra Terrace, Penshaw, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7HL 30 June 2023 £89,500
9, Alexandra Terrace, Penshaw, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7HL 14 February 2022 £72,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
38
Secondary
7
  1. New Penshaw Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    329 m
  2. Barnwell Academy

    Academy converter

    599 m
  3. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw

    Academy converter

    836 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
881
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 308
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Criminal damage and arson 88
  • Shoplifting 82
  • Public order 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

9 female, 7 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.5
DH4 7 residents
9,383

Age bands in DH4 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,446 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

949 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

2,095 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.1%

2,782 residents

Age 65 and over
18.7%

1,676 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH4 7 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

17

within 5 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    1.2 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    1.3 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    1.4 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    2.8 km

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    3.6 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    3.6 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    3.6 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.8 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

    2 UNION STREET, SOUTH HYLTON, SUNDERLAND, SR4 0LS

    ODS code A89614

    3.9 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    4.1 km

  • HAPPY HOUSE SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4BY

    ODS code A89041

    4.3 km

  • SPRINGWELL MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89027

    4.5 km

  • THE BROADWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89024

    4.5 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    4.7 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

    VICTORIA ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, VICTORIA ROAD, CONCORD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89026

    4.7 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, VICTORIA ROAD, CONCORD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89010

    4.7 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    4.7 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

  • Rainton Street

    BCT · Barnwell

    0.0 miles
  • Rainton Street-Fenwick Street

    BCT · Penshaw

    0.1 miles
  • The Limes

    BCT · Barnwell

    0.1 miles
  • Penshaw

    BCT · Penshaw

    0.1 miles
  • The Oaks

    BCT · Barnwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 032G, 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

8,487 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
2 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 £87,500 from 3 recorded sales in DH4 7HL. 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

58 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 7 secondary schools. New Penshaw Academy is the nearest published school at 329 m.

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

Recorded crime

881 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 308 events.

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