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DH5 8BL

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 8AG 68 m
DH5 8AW 98 m
DH5 8BH 121 m
DH5 8AH 142 m
DH5 8AN 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH5 8BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH5
Postcode sector
DH5 8
Latitude
54.843338
Longitude
-1.463210
British National Grid easting
434,571
British National Grid northing
549,967

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
E00044244
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 034A · E01008714
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 034 · E02001824

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
23
Secondary
3

  1. Houghton Le Spring Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    147 m

  2. Bernard Gilpin Primary School

    Community school

    406 m

  3. Gillas Lane Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    645 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,264
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 355
  • Shoplifting 176
  • Anti social behaviour 173
  • Criminal damage and arson 126
  • Public order 103

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

5 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.5
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 0.1% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

    381 m

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    1.0 km

  • 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

    3.3 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

    4.5 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

  • Lake Road

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.0 miles

  • Market Place

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Market Place

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Lake Road

    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 034A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,013 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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
11
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

31 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Houghton Le Spring Nursery School is the nearest published school at 147 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,264 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.333 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.