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DH5 8DS

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 8DP 25 m
DH5 8DW 29 m
DH5 8DN 83 m
DH5 8EN 84 m
DH5 8EY 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH5 8DS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH5
Postcode sector
DH5 8
Latitude
54.840025
Longitude
-1.459689
British National Grid easting
434,800
British National Grid northing
549,600

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
E00182881
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 034A · E01008714
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 034 · E02001824

Postcode source versions

Explore DH5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
23
Secondary
3

  1. Gillas Lane Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    223 m

  2. Houghton Le Spring Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    439 m

  3. Bernard Gilpin Primary School

    Community school

    454 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,225
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 340
  • Shoplifting 176
  • Anti social behaviour 167
  • Criminal damage and arson 125
  • Burglary 100

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

    597 m

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    1.3 km

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89004

    1.8 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    3.2 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    3.8 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    3.9 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    4.3 km

  • NEW SILKSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89032

    4.8 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY PARTNERSHIP

    SILKSWORTH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2AN

    ODS code A89011

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Queensway-Kirklea Road

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.0 miles

  • Queensway

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.0 miles

  • Queensway-Kingsway

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Queensway-Balmoral Crescent

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles

  • Hall Lane Estate

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Gillas Lane Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 223 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,225 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 340 events.

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