DH5 9ED

Houghton South & Hetton Downs · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Houghton Le Spring
Local authority
Sunderland
Postcode district
DH5
Postcode sector
DH5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH5 9GB 46 m
DH5 9FZ 59 m
DH5 9GE 60 m
DH5 9EA 80 m
DH5 9EE 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH5 9ED
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2009
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH5
Postcode sector
DH5 9
Latitude
54.826211
Longitude
-1.447265
British National Grid easting
435,610
British National Grid northing
548,069

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E04000140
Output area
E00170245
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 035B · E01008719
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 035 · E02001825

Postcode source versions

Explore DH5

64 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Thomas Street, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 9ED 5 December 2008 £50,000
15, Thomas Street, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 9ED 3 October 2008 £60,000
4, Thomas Street, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 9ED 22 May 2008 £60,125

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
18
Secondary
2
  1. Eppleton Academy Primary School

    Academy converter

    679 m
  2. Hetton Lyons Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Hetton Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
945
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 338
  • Anti social behaviour 147
  • Criminal damage and arson 117
  • Burglary 84
  • Public order 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH5 9 residents
7,113

Age bands in DH5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

948 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

668 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

1,629 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

2,016 residents

Age 65 and over
25.5%

1,798 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89004

    153 m

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    2.2 km

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    2.9 km

  • SILVERDALE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83627

    3.8 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    4.1 km

  • MURTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A83041

    4.2 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Regent Street

    BCT · Hetton Downs

    0.1 miles
  • Regent Street

    BCT · Hetton Downs

    0.1 miles
  • Lady Street-High Downs Square

    BCT · Hetton Downs

    0.1 miles
  • Lady Street-High Downs Square

    BCT · Hetton Downs

    0.2 miles
  • Lindsay Street

    BCT · Hetton Downs

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 035B, 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

2,003 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 2 secondary schools. Eppleton Academy Primary School is the nearest published school at 679 m.

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

Recorded crime

945 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 338 events.

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