| Postcode | DH4 5LB | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Houghton le Spring | 
| Nearest station | Chester-Le-Street (6 km) | 
| Bus stops | Abbey Drive (SW) Sherburn Grove (W) Abbey Drive (NE) Fountains Cres-Byland Cl (SE) Blind Lane-Newstead Road (SE) Blind Lane-Newstead Road (NW) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 30 View | 
| Known addresses | 81 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring 86 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring 90 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring 93 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring 95 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring 98 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring 100 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring 102 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring 106 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring 110 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring 112 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring 116 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring 118 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 54.848651 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.484507 | |
| Easting | 433198 | |
| Northing | 550549 | |
| Grid reference | NZ331505 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 597304 6079001 | |
| what3words | guilty.giant.ship | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyrics smudgy unwilling | |
| Plus code | 9C6WRGX8+F5 | |
| Altitude | 50 metres (164 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 9.2 KMs (5.7 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 | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 
| Population (2011) | 70 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 27 | |
| 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) | E00044457 | |
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 93 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2025 | £139,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2024 | £65,000 | |
| 81 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring | Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2024 | £119,950 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 1998 | £32,500 | |
| 86 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring | Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2022 | £125,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2013 | £96,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2000 | £42,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 1996 | £35,000 | |
| 100 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2022 | £118,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2014 | £90,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2007 | £90,000 | |
| 118 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2022 | £80,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2012 | £50,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2000 | £40,500 | |
| 90 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2022 | £90,000 | 
| 116 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2021 | £95,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2010 | £90,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2002 | £40,000 | |
| 98 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2021 | £75,000 | 
| 110 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £85,000 | 
| 102 Abbey Drive, Houghton Le Spring | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2019 | £78,000 |