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DH4 7PU

Washington South · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Houghton Le Spring
Ward
Washington South
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH4 7SW 48 m
DH4 7QE 95 m
DH4 7QD 103 m
DH4 7QB 127 m
DH4 7SL 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH4 7PU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 7
Latitude
54.879008
Longitude
-1.510865
British National Grid easting
431,483
British National Grid northing
553,914

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Washington South · E05016396
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Washington and Gateshead South · E14001567
Output area
E00044683
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 025A · E01008799
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 025 · E02001815

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Elwick House, Beatrice Terrace, Penshaw, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7PU 4 October 2007 £162,000
Viewforth, Beatrice Terrace, Penshaw, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 7PU 28 May 1999 £75,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
38
Secondary
7

  1. Fatfield Academy

    Academy converter

    723 m

  2. New Penshaw Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  3. St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
705
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 233
  • Anti social behaviour 108
  • Shoplifting 80
  • Criminal damage and arson 55
  • Other crime 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.1% 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

16

within 5 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    1.3 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    1.6 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    1.7 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    2.3 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    2.4 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    2.6 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    2.6 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    3.9 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    3.9 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    3.9 km

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    4.3 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    DURHAM ROAD, BIRTLEY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 2QT

    ODS code A85008

    4.4 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    4.6 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    4.8 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    4.8 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    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-Bridge

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.1 miles

  • Station Road-Chandlers Ford

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.1 miles

  • Station Road-Lambton Terrace

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.1 miles

  • Station Road-Bridge

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.1 miles

  • Station Road-Stonesdale

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.2 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
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.

Schools

Published establishments

51 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 7 secondary schools. Fatfield Academy is the nearest published school at 723 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

705 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 233 events.

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