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DH4 7LB

Penshaw & Shiney Row · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Houghton Le Spring
Ward
Penshaw & Shiney Row
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH4 7SP 92 m
DH4 7NA 121 m
DH4 7LA 130 m
DH4 7BZ 181 m
DH4 7PN 194 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH4 7LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 7
Latitude
54.870489
Longitude
-1.502055
British National Grid easting
432,055
British National Grid northing
552,970

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Penshaw & Shiney Row · E05016387
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South · E14001295
Output area
E00044656
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 030B · E01008795
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 030 · E02001820

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Farnsworth House, Station Road, Penshaw, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7LB 31 January 2024 £425,280
Penshaw House, Station Road, Penshaw, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7LB 27 September 2022 £265,000
Stables Farm House, 2, Station Road, Penshaw, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7LB 16 November 2018 £179,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
37
Secondary
7

  1. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw

    Academy converter

    315 m

  2. Barnwell Academy

    Academy converter

    603 m

  3. Shiney Row Primary School

    Community school

    787 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
943
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 322
  • Anti social behaviour 141
  • Criminal damage and arson 92
  • Shoplifting 86
  • Public order 68

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

7 female, 10 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.4
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.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    499 m

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    583 m

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    1.3 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    2.2 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

    3.2 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    3.7 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    3.7 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    3.9 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.5 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    4.8 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

    MIDDLE CHARE SURGERY, MIDDLE CHARE, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3QD

    ODS code A83028

    4.9 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    5.0 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    5.0 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Station Road-Manor House

    BCT · Shiney Row

    0.1 miles

  • Station Road-Redlands

    BCT · Shiney Row

    0.1 miles

  • Our Lady Queen Of Peace Rc School

    BCT · Shiney Row

    0.2 miles

  • Station Road-Helmsley Close

    BCT · Shiney Row

    0.2 miles

  • Station Road-Helmsley Close

    BCT · Shiney Row

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 030B, 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

14,605 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £345,140 from 2 recorded sales in DH4 7LB. 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

Published establishments

50 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 7 secondary schools. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw is the nearest published school at 315 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

943 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.583 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.