DH5 9QB

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 9BY 43 m
DH5 9FA 78 m
DH5 9BZ 106 m
DH5 9FB 161 m
DH5 9PZ 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH5 9QB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2016
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH5
Postcode sector
DH5 9
Latitude
54.833117
Longitude
-1.458426
British National Grid easting
434,887
British National Grid northing
548,832

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E04000140
Output area
E00170241
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 035A · E01008718
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 035 · E02001825

Postcode source versions

Explore DH5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
99, Broomhill Estate, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 9QB 14 December 2010 £58,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
23
Secondary
3
  1. Eppleton Academy Primary School

    Academy converter

    450 m
  2. Gillas Lane Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    645 m
  3. Bernard Gilpin Primary School

    Community school

    962 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,362
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 441
  • Anti social behaviour 194
  • Criminal damage and arson 141
  • Shoplifting 129
  • Burglary 120

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89004

    1.1 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    1.2 km

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    1.9 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    3.9 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    4.0 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    4.4 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    4.5 km

  • SILVERDALE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83627

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Houghton Road-The Bungalows

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles
  • Houghton Road-The Bungalows

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.1 miles
  • Houghton Road-Rainton Bank

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.2 miles
  • Gillas Lane East

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.2 miles
  • Gillas Lane East

    BCT · Houghton-le-Spring

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 035A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,724 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Eppleton Academy Primary School is the nearest published school at 450 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,362 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 441 events.

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