DH4 7JX

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 7JY 46 m
DH4 7PS 77 m
DH4 7PR 91 m
DH4 7JT 119 m
DH4 7PN 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH4 7JX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 7
Latitude
54.872939
Longitude
-1.501074
British National Grid easting
432,116
British National Grid northing
553,243

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E43000178
Output area
E00170216
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 025A · E01008799
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 025 · E02001815

Postcode source versions

Explore DH4

22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
26, Station Road, Penshaw, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7JX 11 June 2021 £170,000
20, Station Road, Penshaw, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7JX 9 June 2017 £120,000
26, Station Road, Penshaw, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7JX 26 February 2015 £162,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
42
Secondary
9
  1. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw

    Academy converter

    253 m
  2. Barnwell Academy

    Academy converter

    497 m
  3. New Penshaw Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    628 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
927
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 320
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Criminal damage and arson 87
  • Shoplifting 82
  • Public order 69

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

22 female, 25 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.5% 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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    739 m

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    765 m

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    1.4 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    2.1 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.1 km

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    3.4 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    3.5 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    3.5 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    4.1 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    4.8 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    4.8 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    4.8 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    4.8 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.8 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Station Road-Wensleydale Avenue

    BCT · Barnwell

    0.1 miles
  • Station Road-Manor House

    BCT · Shiney Row

    0.1 miles
  • Our Lady Queen Of Peace Rc School

    BCT · Shiney Row

    0.1 miles
  • Station Road-Wensleydale Avenue

    BCT · Barnwell

    0.1 miles
  • Wensleydale Avenue-Station Road

    BCT · Barnwell

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 025A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,671 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
1
Low risk addresses
3
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

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 9 secondary schools. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw is the nearest published school at 253 m.

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

Recorded crime

927 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 320 events.

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