| Postcode | DH4 5AB | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Houghton le Spring | 
| Nearest station | Chester-Le-Street (6 km) | 
| Bus stops | Coaley Lane-Beechwood Terrace (NE) Burnside Estate (NE) Blind Lane-Newstead Road (NW) Burnside Estate Blind Lane (SE) Burnside Estate (SW) Burnside Estate Blind Lane (NW) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 103 View | 
| Known addresses | 1 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 2 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 3 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 4 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 5 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 6 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 7 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 8 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 9 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 10 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 11 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 12 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 14 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 15 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 16 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 17 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 18 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 19 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 20 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 21 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 22 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 23 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 24 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 25 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 26 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 27 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 28 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 29 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 30 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 31 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 32 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 33 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 34 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 35 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 36 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 37 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 38 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 39 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 40 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 41 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring 42 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 54.852314 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.485769 | |
| Easting | 433114 | |
| Northing | 550956 | |
| Grid reference | NZ331509 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 597214 6079407 | |
| what3words | mild.spray.waddled | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyrics snowplow twistable | |
| Plus code | 9C6WVG27+WM | |
| Altitude | 58 metres (189 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 9.1 KMs (5.6 miles) | 
| Parish | Sunderland, unparished area | E43000178 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Houghton | E05001160 | 
| Metropolitan District | Sunderland | E08000024 | 
| County | Tyne and Wear | E11000017 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Houghton and Sunderland South | E14001295 | 
| MP | Bridget Phillipson | Labour | 
| Police force | Northumbria | |
| Water company | Northumbrian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Sunderland | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | November 2016 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Houghton-le-Spring | E63007258 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00170240 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Sunderland 033B | E01008751 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Sunderland 033B | E01008751 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Houghton West | E02001823 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Houghton West | E02001823 | 
| Travel to work area | Sunderland | E30000275 | 
| Average property price in Durham | £153,013 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 5.3% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2025 | £220,000 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | Jun 2017 | £189,950 | |
| 40 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2025 | £200,000 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | Feb 2017 | £182,950 | |
| 8 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2025 | £265,000 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | Jan 2017 | £239,950 | |
| 6 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2025 | £285,000 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | Dec 2016 | £209,500 | |
| 22 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2024 | £218,000 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | Oct 2018 | £194,950 | |
| 17 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2024 | £192,500 | 
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2019 | £177,950 | |
| 27 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2023 | £230,000 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | Jul 2018 | £195,950 | |
| 16 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2022 | £215,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2020 | £188,000 | |
| New build detached (freehold) | Jun 2018 | £186,950 | |
| 31 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2022 | £137,500 | 
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2018 | £129,950 | |
| 19 Buttercup Lane, Houghton Le Spring | New build semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2019 | £178,950 |