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DH4 7PE

Penshaw & Shiney Row · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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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 7PP 44 m
DH4 7PT 121 m
DH4 7PS 122 m
DH4 7PG 139 m
DH4 7PF 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH4 7PE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2006
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 7
Latitude
54.874605
Longitude
-1.501926
British National Grid easting
432,060
British National Grid northing
553,428

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
E00170216
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 025A · E01008799
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 025 · E02001815

Postcode source versions

Explore DH4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
39
Secondary
9

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

    Academy converter

    416 m

  2. New Penshaw Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    576 m

  3. Barnwell Academy

    Academy converter

    596 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
934
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 328
  • Anti social behaviour 134
  • Criminal damage and arson 91
  • Shoplifting 82
  • Public order 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    932 m

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    955 m

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    1.6 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    2.0 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.0 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    3.3 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    3.3 km

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    3.6 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    4.2 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    4.6 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    4.6 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    4.6 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    4.7 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    4.9 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Station Road-Wensleydale Avenue

    BCT · Barnwell

    0.0 miles

  • Station Road-Wensleydale Avenue

    BCT · Barnwell

    0.0 miles

  • Wensleydale Avenue-Station Road

    BCT · Barnwell

    0.1 miles

  • Wensleydale Avenue-Station Road

    BCT · Barnwell

    0.1 miles

  • Coxgreen 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 9 secondary schools. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw is the nearest published school at 416 m.

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

Recorded crime

934 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 328 events.

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