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DH5 0PR

Hetton · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Houghton Le Spring
Ward
Hetton
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South
Postcode district
DH5
Postcode sector
DH5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH5 0PS 64 m
DH5 0PY 66 m
DH5 0PP 102 m
DH5 0PT 112 m
DH5 0PU 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH5 0PR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH5
Postcode sector
DH5 0
Latitude
54.805232
Longitude
-1.438513
British National Grid easting
436,191
British National Grid northing
545,739

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Hetton · E05016381
Parish or community
E04000140
Westminster constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South · E14001295
Output area
E00044417
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 036D · E01008746
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 036 · E02001826

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Windermere Avenue, Easington Lane, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 0PR 9 April 2010 £60,000
6, Windermere Avenue, Easington Lane, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 0PR 20 March 2008 £98,000
16, Windermere Avenue, Easington Lane, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 0PR 19 May 2006 £79,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. Easington Lane Primary School

    Community school

    420 m

  2. Hetton Lyons Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.4 km

  3. Hetton Lyons Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
769
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 284
  • Criminal damage and arson 127
  • Anti social behaviour 101
  • Burglary 46
  • Other theft 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

25 female, 22 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.4
DH5 0 residents
7,881

Age bands in DH5 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.6%

1,553 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

818 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

2,143 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

1,963 residents

Age 65 and over
18.2%

1,441 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH5 0 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

5

within 5 km

  • SILVERDALE FAMILY PRACTICE

    SOUTH HETTON HEALTH CTR, FRONT STREET, SOUTH HETTON, DURHAM, DH6 2TH

    ODS code A83627

    1.9 km

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

    FRANCIS WAY, HETTON-LE-HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH5 9EZ

    ODS code A89004

    2.3 km

  • MURTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE SURGERY, 20 WOODS TERRACE EAST, MURTON, SEAHAM, SR7 9AB

    ODS code A83041

    3.8 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, WOODLAND VIEW, WEST RAINTON, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 6RQ

    ODS code A83024

    4.3 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    4.5 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

  • Elemore Lane-Dorset Street

    BCT · Easington Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Elemore Lane-Dorset Street

    BCT · Easington Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Elemore Lane

    BCT · Easington Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Elemore Lane-Grasmere Avenue

    BCT · Easington Lane

    0.2 miles

  • Sheriffs Moor Estate

    BCT · Easington Lane

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 036D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,480 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
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

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

Schools

Published establishments

19 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Easington Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 420 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

769 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 284 events.

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