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DH5 8AF

Houghton South & Hetton Downs · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Houghton South & Hetton Downs
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South
Postcode district
DH5
Postcode sector
DH5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH5 8AE 21 m
DH5 8AG 90 m
DH5 8AA 109 m
DH5 8GB 110 m
DH5 8BJ 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH5 8AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2001
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH5
Postcode sector
DH5 8
Latitude
54.842581
Longitude
-1.464684
British National Grid easting
434,477
British National Grid northing
549,882

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Houghton South & Hetton Downs · E05016383
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South · E14001295
Output area
E00044256
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 034B · E01008715
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 034 · E02001824

Postcode source versions

Explore DH5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
32
Primary
24
Secondary
3

  1. Houghton Le Spring Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    22 m

  2. Bernard Gilpin Primary School

    Community school

    285 m

  3. Kepier

    Academy converter

    648 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,268
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 355
  • Shoplifting 177
  • Anti social behaviour 174
  • Criminal damage and arson 128
  • Public order 104

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH5 8 residents
6,241

Age bands in DH5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

1,179 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

609 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

1,516 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

1,639 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

1,272 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    260 m

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    938 m

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89004

    2.2 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    2.8 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    3.4 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    3.4 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    4.4 km

  • NEW SILKSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SILKSWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, SILKSWORTH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2AN

    ODS code A89032

    4.9 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY PARTNERSHIP

    SILKSWORTH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2AN

    ODS code A89011

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Lake Road

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Lake Road

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Hall Lane-Orchard Place

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Market Place

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Elizabeth Street-Edwin Street

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 034B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,901 of 33,755

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

32 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 3 secondary schools. Houghton Le Spring Nursery School is the nearest published school at 22 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,268 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 355 events.

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