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DH5 8AZ

Houghton South & Hetton Downs · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Houghton Le Spring
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 8BA 46 m
DH5 8AY 57 m
DH5 8AR 86 m
DH5 8BE 91 m
DH5 8BB 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH5 8AZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH5
Postcode sector
DH5 8
Latitude
54.845765
Longitude
-1.465421
British National Grid easting
434,427
British National Grid northing
550,236

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
E00044253
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 034B · E01008715
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 034 · E02001824

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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77 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Outram Street, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8AZ 25 July 2025 £64,000
6, Outram Street, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8AZ 14 July 2025 £57,000
21, Outram Street, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8AZ 19 June 2025 £62,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
26
Secondary
3

  1. Houghton Le Spring Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    363 m

  2. Bernard Gilpin Primary School

    Community school

    613 m

  3. Kepier

    Academy converter

    833 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,276
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 369
  • Shoplifting 177
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Criminal damage and arson 128
  • Burglary 102

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
60

30 female, 30 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH5 8 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

9

within 5 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    487 m

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    853 m

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    2.5 km

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89004

    2.5 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    3.0 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    3.1 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    4.6 km

  • NEW SILKSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89032

    4.7 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY PARTNERSHIP

    SILKSWORTH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2AN

    ODS code A89011

    4.7 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

  • Houghton Cut Slip Road

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Houghton Cut Slip Road

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Elizabeth Street-Edwin Street

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Lake Road

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.2 miles

  • Lake Road

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.2 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.

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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £58,500 from 12 recorded sales in DH5 8AZ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sunderland is £143,216 in June 2026, up 4.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

34 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Houghton Le Spring Nursery School is the nearest published school at 363 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,276 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 369 events.

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