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DH5 0SZ

Hetton · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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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 0EY 28 m
DH5 0AP 48 m
DH5 0JE 104 m
DH5 0EX 135 m
DH5 0EZ 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH5 0SZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH5
Postcode sector
DH5 0
Latitude
54.810693
Longitude
-1.445765
British National Grid easting
435,720
British National Grid northing
546,343

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
E00044411
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 036C · E01008745
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 036 · E02001826

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
15
Secondary
2

  1. Hetton Lyons Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    618 m

  2. Hetton Lyons Primary School

    Academy converter

    638 m

  3. Easington Lane Primary School

    Community school

    902 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,038
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 380
  • Criminal damage and arson 158
  • Anti social behaviour 148
  • Burglary 66
  • Public order 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89004

    1.6 km

  • SILVERDALE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83627

    2.6 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    3.8 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    3.8 km

  • MURTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A83041

    4.1 km

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Pemberton Bank-Smiths Terrace

    BCT · Easington Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Lilywhite Terrace-Lawson Terrace

    BCT · Easington Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Lilywhite Tce-White Gates Dr

    BCT · Hetton-le-Hole

    0.2 miles

  • Four Lane Ends-Lyons Tavern

    BCT · Hetton-le-Hole

    0.2 miles

  • Pemberton Bank-Blindy Lane

    BCT · Easington Lane

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 036C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,564 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Hetton Lyons Nursery School is the nearest published school at 618 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,038 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 380 events.

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